Press Conference (CJ Stroud) Elite Edition September 2

0:00I don't say the CJ is getting the CJ that's always been here. I don't plan on changing no time soon. I mean, I kind of was the same way last year of course, I had some success, but I always remember how quick they love you as I'll cook the HU. So I'm head down working, tunnel vision on just my goals. These team goals that we have, and what happened last year happened, but you'll never get that back. And that success and failure. So you learn from it, you move on, you forget about it, and now it's time to work from now on. And you know, walking around the street, like, you know, I get a little more recognition and people will notice in me, but I just try to show love, let people know that I am a normal person that just plays football on TV sometimes. So I really, I think I'm pretty normal, I don't know, but I'm blessed to be in this hand for sure. Is it like you feel like three more guys? Is it like you're in the Buffalo field, is it the bottom floor of the good playbook at all, and what's that?

1:00Yeah, I mean, I watch a little bit of everybody around the league, you know, I watch Buffalo, I watch the Round Hounds, I watch Minnesota, I watch Kansas City, Lions, or a great team to watch offensively. So I learn from everybody, but yeah, I mean, it's best for somebody who definitely can't open up your playbook and, but we have all those guys around. He'll say that too, you know, so it's, it's five hit in my sleeve, you know, so it's definitely a super dope to have, you know, just a bunch of options. So that, you know, that has a result. It takes you a little bit higher. So how are you guys as a team been handling just kind of like the outside noise on people expecting you guys to do really good things this year? Just work, you know, that's all it's about, it's just working, you know, either you do it or you don't, you know, where the ones on the field that got to go figure it out, and I think we'll do that where we play ball since we've been kids. And, you know, it's not going to be easy, it's going to be harder. You know, we have a target on our back this year, and that's how you should want it, you know,

2:00and that's what I'm used to playing at Ohio State. And, you know, I'm just, I'm really, you know, honored and blessed to have the team, you said I do to want that challenge. And for guys, I want to come and play here, because, you know, this is this section team isn't for everybody. It's hard here, you know, we're, we're blessed enough to play a game that we've been playing since we've been kids. So, you know, I definitely do think that all the expectations and we just work, I mean, everything will take care of itself. The stories are great, I suppose. So, you went to earlier about the ownership of our offense. What do you consider yourself as far as the mastery level, and I know it changes the team that you got to deal with. But, from your standpoint, your evolution, what do you think you're standing at, man? You know, I'm still young in the game, you know, I'm still pretty new. You know, like, it's only a year or two for me, so I have a lot to learn. I want to get better, I'm willing to get better, and I'm willing to be vulnerable about that, you know, and I ask questions, I ask hard questions, you know, and I want to know why I'm doing what I'm doing, and, you know, and last year I got to see a lot of success from that,

3:01also some things that I need to get better at. So, you know, it's a balance of not just shooting yourself in the foot, but also holding yourself accountable when you need to, but also raising yourself up and staying confident. So, you know, that's kind of why I'm at now, was definitely. Last one, you know, played for a hundred times, but you feel like you're sacking a bunch of people in other ways, right? Right now, you know, we got the Coswell Game out, so we're trying to get that in the locker room, so guys can play and have some fun with that. But, yeah, those are just, I mean, just like being boys, like, you know, there's no like, like, like, like, like, secret sauce you put in there, it's just guys being guys, you know? Yeah, yeah, yeah. I like it, yeah, I like it. They put the squablin' in there. I need a check, you know, and say, I like it. Nah, I saw it, dude. But, nah, I think it's dope to see that. But, I wanted to say, man, I'm praying for everybody from the hurricane, you know. Help is on the way. Me and my foundation are trying to help. Right now, as I'm speaking, so, you know,

4:01we're thinking about everybody who was affected, you know, we want to help. So, you know, we're praying for everybody. I hope everybody's getting their power back. You know, we're trying to get people in the streets to get the debris and stuff off people's houses, and gates and fences and stuff. So, you know, a pair is on, and if we can help by any way, just reach out to my foundation, please, and we'll try. So, thank you guys. Thank you. How's it going? How's it going? How's it going? How's it going? How's it going? How's it going? How's it going? How's it going? Good? It's going to be here a camp now, about the 26th and the 10th and the 26th. It feels good, you know, but last year's last year, it's over where I feel like it's a whole new slate, whole new season, a great opportunity for us to go out and repeat what we did. You know, it's a lot of improvements for us, you know, all around, and I feel like this camp continues to continue to start, continue to build and work on this. What do you think of the camp feeling different from the first? Like, masher? Yeah.

5:01A little bit, you know, I feel like this is new juice, new energy, new players, man. I feel like the tempo is just fine. You know, the practice is going to be better, it's fine, man, I feel like that's the best, man. Iron, sharp iron, you know, soft fillet is the only way we're going to improve and make each other better. So Sunday's going to be easier. Yeah, but I feel like it's really come down to the record put in, you know, the record put in the off season, you know. You build their confidence, your confidence on the plays and go out and be yourself. What's a lot of the tension? Of course, a lot of the tension comes towards watching, stepping on a deep game and I'm feeling well. How do you feel about that? I feel great, man. Great, man. I feel like just having all received was a bad man, you know. You know, you don't want to have your brother missing. You know, just see him back, having fun, you know, playing the game and he loved, man. It's amazing to see, you know, just his recovery back, you know. Just be back with us, man. It's just fine. You know, I feel like I received a group, quarterbacks, O-line, tight ends, just every whole team, the whole squad.

6:01Now we're some solid, and I feel like for us, we've got to work on ourselves and make it to build and, uh, for living the mission. We've got to work from this, step on this far, and we have a new reaction upon it. Man, a lot, man. He's a bad person watching the digs, man. But wow, you know what I'm saying? Like, good. When I was in middle school, he was, I'm just so making plays. So we just crazy that he's inspired the squad, the squad of the team, man. And, uh, a veteran of the room. So I'm like, we're in, uh, ask the questions, him, woods, you know, uh, everybody, I feel like he's always known for improvement, always, you know, picking brains and knowledge, you know, from the vet, you know, that's been the game for a minute. You know, I had to go about his business man, and uh, greatly part of the unit. You feel like it's just too many. Too many. I feel like it's just playing ball, you know, just different plays, different routes, you know. The line bag, or corner, outside, you know, just different stuff, you know, just, I feel like we all just learning from each other, talking, you know, he asked it, and those who ask it, and, you know, just, we all just lean on each other, man. I feel like that's the tool to need, you know, as a team, you know, if you want to go the way you want to go. You think that you always expect a lot of your opening. And so, you think you have to go the way you want to go.

7:02I feel like first, man, it's just going on and doing what we've been doing, you know, playing the game, doing, playing our whole life, you know, you know, you just, you know, it's a lot of expectation for us, but I feel like first, you know, you got to block out the noise, you know, remember the mystery, remember our goal, to take one day at a time, and, you know, just be ourselves, you know, I feel like you can't jump at the end of the season when you know you, you know, you got to see about tomorrow, the after that, after that. So, I feel like first, man, just keep stacking, keep building, the rest falling for it. Do you feel like this is the thing that you got even better at since last year when you had your best season? Yeah, I feel like for me, man, just continuing to work on my, my explosiveness, being flexible, you know, being fluent, I'm a big body, you know, I'm six foot, you know, so it's tall, you know, I'm a big friend, so I feel like for me, man, just being the band, dropping away, you know, just going up and high point to fall. So, I feel like for me, man, it's always just working on my craft, you never get comfortable, you know, you can't get the place in the man, I feel like that's where you lose the vision,

8:03you know, it's like for me, man, just continue to stack, break by break, man, you know, reach my goal. You were pretty open for the last year, about how different this season, you know, you're just dealing with the building, the fact that you're fighting for final results, great, you got to last a couple of years. How different, kind of the case of that, you've been committed to this season and, you know, just a different mental mindset. I feel like it's the same mindset, same energy, same goal, you know, last year was good, but wasn't good enough. You know, we didn't reach with that goal, we wanted to, you know, we made it. First round of playoff, going lost, then that was it. I feel like this year, can't had that same feeling. You know, it was like the wind, keep going, so you feel like we want to keep that feeling. Keep the energy going, man, I feel like for us, it's like I said, it's one game at a time, and have fun, be there for each other, enjoy the moment. If you ever talk about, you've heard something about this before, but you're on the move and going, what do you see in the progressive competition? Obviously. I'm not saying that. Man, man, just seeing him thought on Dow, then, man,

9:03you know, just from his past, now he's been dealing with a lot, you know, just seeing him, you know, coming in every day, you know, working with his self, working with his body, you know, things he's been like, he can improve on, man, and then it's showing on the field, you know, it is his work, he can be putting it off season, it's showing, you know, I feel like for him, man, just, for everybody, just keep going ahead, down, you know, just continue to improve, just 1% of your day, man, but on, how many is it's impressive for now, just seeing his work at the man, to see him, just keep shining and progression the way he is, man, it's amazing, you know, so for him, sky's a lot better. Thank you, Jay, for voice, man. Has the thing body-wide been seen, or has it got too much, you know, on the top, what are your feelings about going to the game? Yeah. It's my turn. Man, Jay, I do especially, it's the reason why he's there, you know, it's the reason why we're going to see him, being the Hall of Fame, man, to do, he's a legend, you know, so I watch a lot of big-body receivers, him, Julio, Lariface Jere, Mike Thomas, you know, there's a lot of guys like that, I feel like, that, I got the same body as me, you know, I watch how they release, watch how they, you know,

10:04they come up with breaks, things like that, it's being smooth, my girlfriend looks the same, I feel like that's what Jay did, his career here, man, it's going up, whatever ball in the air, it's coming his way, it's his, so I feel like it's the most sad, that's what I'm chasing, you know, trying to be like him, so I do, he deserves it, for sure. Thank you, I'm here for the extension, moving back in, I'll be able to allow it to, make the way to play. So how much of it does it be a combination of this season, you know, that has already been there? Yeah, and now you can just really go out and focus on the ball. Yeah, and it's a blessing, man, you know, you know, a lot of people don't get that second chance, get that second contract, man, but for them to believe in me and put their trust in me for the con, you know, it means a lot, you know, it means they trust me, and so I feel like, my name, how you got to put the work in, you know, they put all the chips in, so I feel like, you know, I just got to continue to show them, continue to prove myself, I'm going to continue to have fun. I feel like this can't get comfortable, you know, it's there about to, like, it's much more to improve on, always more improvement on my game, you know, so,

11:04it's like, I'm not there yet, you know, I feel like I'm always, you know, it's going to get better, it's going to find what I need for my body and just to make plays for the team, you know, so this year, man, I feel like it's going to be fun for everybody, you know, everybody's just a trusted process, dial down, be relentless, man, and beat us with each other, kind of by stop there. It's one of the motivation also, besides your dealing, and next thing, you know, everybody else's signing deals, and getting more and more and more. Is that what also motivates you to get that next contract? Yeah, yeah, I'm going to definitely, man, I feel like it's just, it's a lot more on the table, you know, I feel like it was just a start for me, so I feel like you got to build on it, you know, just continue to go, you know, continue to try to prove everybody right, prove myself right, you know, and just fall out, man, I feel like it's, I feel like I, you know, just, just keeping it myself, sure. Appreciate it, John. Thank you.

12:10I know, I know, I know, I know, I know, I know. I know, I know, I know. I know, I know, I know. This is okay. Okay. Last time that some of us talked to you, you were talking to Houston about storm preparation. You feel like you were prepared for the storms that we got, and what you want to say to Houston about the storm, yeah, I wasn't here, so I was back in Georgia, thank God, and I came back in the tree, feeling my backyard, and my power was off, but I hope everybody was safe, and next time you have one, everybody continue to prepare the right way. So yeah. Yeah, I'm like, I think last year, I was like 248, and about told me about the Ravens game, I just can't last, I feel like I was getting tossed around,

13:10so I kind of boked up a little, just off-scene, trying to keep my speed, what I did keep my speed. So I'm like 263 now, I feel good, some people still say, I don't even look big, so I appreciate you for that. I think finish your aim in terms of having a more of a pass fresh plan, things that you have at your disposal, where do you feel like you're better specifically? Where do you feel like you're better specifically in terms of finishing and having a pass fresh plan, just a repertoire? Yeah, for me, I feel like that's the area I'm still working on right now. Me and Coach Berkowitz actually just talking, and I think that's one thing that I'm continuing to keep getting better at. It's just working on my finish, and working on my extension at the top of my rush, and turning that corner. That's something this whole offseason I've been working on, and I'm excited to just keep seeing the progress, and just keep building that 1% each day. What's different about you and Rich? You're not in a hurry, you're coming into all the afternoon. What's different for you and how to do it? Yeah, I feel like my focus. My focus is just less on what everybody has to say,

14:10and more on God. I think my biggest thing is knowing that, like I always tell you, my approval comes from him, and I'm saying, and ultimately, everything that I achieve in his lifetime, I'll put it him first for it, because he's the reason why I'm here, and I think that's the difference. This year, man, I'm like, God, whether it's a good game, bad game, anything, like you're going to get the praise and glory for it. I'm going to let you use me, however you want to use me, each game, and I just want to be a servant, be a leader, and be a blessing to my teammates to help them out at any type of way. So that's my whole thing coming into this year, man, it's like, God, I ever want to use me, I just want to be a blessing to this team. What do you want to say at the time of the year? I think it's just a maturity, man, and just diving deeper to the word, and spending this offseason, and I'm going to say, I'm going to say, I'm going to say, I'm going to say, I'm going to say, I'm going to just diving deeper to the word, and spending this offseason, you know more church, more in the Bible, and learning myself more, and just seeing, like,

15:19God is your ultimate goal. Like, he's the one that wakes you up in the morning, so I'm person that somebody pace me, don't wake you up in the morning. somebody wants to motivate you to tell you something that you can't do. And then you'll go out there and you'll get it done. They also told me that even during the spring break summer break, they would call them and say, well, what are you doing? Can you come work, do one on one here? How do you keep that type of motivation going into your team? For me, I always feel like it's somebody trying to take my position. And if somebody always behind me, it's just like trying to come get what I want. So always want to stay on edge, always want to stay in front, always want to stay up to date with whatever I got going on. And that was my whole mindset. And that's my mindset now. It's like, how can I continue to get better? What am I doing to set myself apart from the rest of the competition? And that's just been my mindset the whole time. I mean, those folks a lot about confidence. And the guys are coming here under the self. Is that part of your game that you're more confident in with you than maybe you really? Yeah, I would just say within the system, man. Not reading, not thinking, and just going and just being free,

16:21and just playing my free is, and I think this OTA and going into this training camp, I kind of feel that like I'm more free. I know the system. I know what I can do. I know what I can't do, but I know I can be myself within the system. Yeah, it was really important. And Georgia, like it's not that many camps down in the South. It's always going north. I know when I was younger, going to Georgia for 100, an hour away, $45 camp. And I was like, man, like I want to go back to my community where it all started. Having free camp for those kids because they deserve it, man. It's a lot of talent down there. And I just want to show them that anything is possible. And the biggest goal is just always giving back to your community and hoping the younger generation. Well, what are they learning from the Neal Hunter? And what's the relationship like that you've already started? Yeah, I mean, I've been learning a lot from him. He's been great. I commend him a lot just by the way he works with his hands. He does a really good job. And that's everything that he tries to do for us. Like we do a lot of hand work. A lot of it's like karate a little bit.

17:22But like he's so good with his hands. And he's been teaching me that a lot. You're going to have to ask CJ that. My husband is good as his, man. Like you have to give multiple takes or anything like that. Multiple takes. We use different, like 10 a.m. and 9 p.m. man. Now I'm just playing 7. Like, overcar, right? Yeah, like overcar, man. Well, you meant I know in part of your family, you always talk about, you know, the sisters. You know, you're under here. What's the system that's really critical on your playing there? It's like after you talked about how you ended the season, how you got tossed around. Because she reached you around that at the end of the year. Now they cut me some slack because they know I was hurt towards the end. Yeah. So they cut me a little bit slack. But believe they've been on me this off season. They've been on me. I had to wake up early every morning just to get away from a man. They're like, when you're going to go workout? When you're going to go do this? And I said, can I just do my schedule? Can I have my schedule? But I love my family to death. And that's why I appreciate them so much. Because not only do I push myself, but they push me as well.

18:26Yeah. I would just say the bonding and keep coming together, man. I think we are further ahead of that than we were last year. Like even with all the new additions, it just feels like we've been together for a while now. With everybody that's been here, like, or all the new guys, it just seemed like we've been playing together for about a year or two now. And it just shows like, just how the guys that we have in this building. Yeah, man. I think my biggest thing, I just wanted to get bigger, stronger, faster. And I think those are the areas that I really improved on. They have more mobility and flexibility to be able to get in some of the positions to being a little better, to get our blocks a little better, and to use my hands a little better. So those are all the areas that I feel like I've been taking the necessary steps to, you know, continue to keep improving. When are you going to leave the arms and feel? Well, what do you do off the field? And know that you have a better presence in the locker room. Yeah, man. A lot of self-evaluation and just building my confidence and not being scared to say stuff sometimes, and being more calm, and being able to talk and stuff like that,

19:29and being able to let my passion come out, but real back on my passion a little bit. And just be more relaxed and calm about it. I feel like you've done much for like you guys. I'm the expert patient. The people who think you guys can be really good at standing. How do you think you guys are handling the outside movement? Yeah, coach it on the head yesterday, man. And I don't know just from the players, man. Like the expectation of all of these expectations, like nobody on the outside is going to have a bigger expectation than the inside of the building. And right now, our expectation is just building that building. Building a tall building, man. But it starts with our foundation coming out here, getting 1% better. Everybody keeping their head down and just working. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. I got you. I can't mind if you do specials than us. I'm in so good. What is it for you? Why would it be a harder? I don't think I have a choice. I've been doing special teams since I got here. I was way I was raised on this. To be a part of this team, you got to play special teams.

20:30But to speak to why it's been successful, guys take it seriously. It's not just punt, punt block. I mean, punt return, kick off, return, kick off. It's field goal, field goal block. Guys are locked in. And we looking at this opportunity for us to make a splash, keep points off the board. And when you have guys bought in, and you get results elsewhere, it's contagious. And we got to keep eating on that, and find ways to keep going. Thank you. I just think there's more to accomplish. Even if you're at the top, you guys stay at the top. And you look at our defense second or whatever,

21:34we got to get better. There's still mistakes on the field. There's still a level of things we can clean up. Communication can always be better. Don't have this axel we want. Stopping the run could be better. I think when you look at collectively, there's a lot we can improve on. And we're going to keep sharp. Can we get special teams again? What is it about Coach Dabby? It's really a clear goal to this group. He likes his bubble gum. He is a guy who brings a lot of energy to the group, and he doesn't settle for anything. I think year in and year out, every meeting he's a part of, everybody knows he's a part of that meeting. He is locked in. And then I can't speak enough to his film work. He's always looking at film from other teams weeks into the season, or years behind. He's always looking for that edge. And he's making sure we're kind of in our mistakes, but then making sure we can take advantage of that as well.

22:35What's his scale frame? It does. What's the double bubble or the original? The stuff that lasts like five minutes. I don't know how he does it, but he goes through a bunch. Maybe we might use practice games to keep things in the ground for a minute or so. Would not he be doing it like that? And like, he's running for a few minutes to get the team fired up. Yeah, you know, especially when you're in with touchdowns. And I think you look at Najee at the beginning of the game to the end of the game. You can just see the constant energy brought throughout the game. And then you just watch the defense and defensive lines just worn down by the end of the game. And he's just putting a statement on his work. You got to ask him. I know he's had a lot of fun in this year. I think one of winning games, two, you know,

23:36it's becoming four minute offense with like nine minutes left in the game. And so I think that's always a plus when Najee gets to run the ball and you know, get a, you know, says his hero fire. What do you know? And there's been a lot of great defensive players on this franchise history. And anytime you get a chance to set, if you've got a record for defensive players in this franchise, is it making a little bit more meaningful? Of course. You know, I don't take being in this locker room lightly. You know, wearing the sealer jersey is always respect there. But to wear it, you know, more than 200 times and the BM monks, you know, guys like Donnie Schell and others, I am always like what will be a part of that. But, you know, still means I got to produce. And, you know, I want to hold up my energy. In what case the number of running for it actually makes about challenge?

24:37What's the way to do that as well? He's a bigger guy than, you know, most. You know, very similar to like a Josh Allen type. And, you know, he's running with a, you know, cool steam. And, you know, you got to get him on the ground. He's, you know, more of a straight line runner than a guy who's sifty. But, you know, we got to make sure we get multiple guys to the ball and, you know, prevent those lanes where in the run through. And he's got a strong on too. So, you know, we got our hands full and we're looking forward to it. Yeah. Yeah. My, uh, it's funny. I came home and my wife was telling me that my son had called the interception before the game. And so on the ball, we wrote Cal called it. So, uh, but, uh, like that another one. So I'm, I'm a talk to him before the game. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah.

25:37Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. You know, if you feel like you got him bottled up and then they makes a magical throw like that, you got to reset yourself, but, um, it's definitely tough on the defense when your flippin' field. I think it's very special to do it after we are your one. You know, I think we're just letting everybody know it wasn't just because of an award. Um, and, you know, we're, um, affecting a lot of great people and having fun meeting some people and you know going to chose a hospital you know opening up another Craig's closet we had a teacher appreciation dinner last night I'm seeing all the programs we're able to fund for under donors choose there's a lot of great things going on our community and it's just nice to draw attention to that.

26:38How does that feel to you? For me I think it's time for them you know most times they don't even care that I play football you know they're just they're you know the kids at chose a hospital like I always have to just go there every day you know you get the interact with the kids and they just they're just having someone's taking the time to hang out with them we did thing though I won't multiple times but you know it's fun hearing them call him and you know we're telling jokes and I just I enjoy that part rather than just you know making a big deal about how I want to award. Yeah I mean I think that just just shows you how depth how in my depth our

27:42online is and how good and how much of a how much of you know a team we got right now for them guys to step up and the guys who got hurt you know guys come in there and play and you know and these guys probably never thinking that they had a chance maybe early on and you know the tables turn so fast and they're put in position where they got to help us help us win I think that you know where these past two weeks showed you know how good our line is and I mean I think it's credit to them for for the success that we're having on the ground so you know just you know to my we always say I was to my hat off to them coach Pat and everybody in the line room for you know helping us all out I think that's just this mentality man you know that we we take pride in winning a second half but you know we got to perform in the first half too this is a four quarter game well you know four quarter fight 15 round fight that's

28:46how I say it and you know we got to try to find a ways how to you know do that in the first half but you know make sure that we bare minimum that we win a second half so you know that's just a going back to how are we training camp and OTAs and all those other times that we had to you know dig down deep and find that you know dog mentality and I think that the O line is such a line you know I think that they're the one who's who's moving the who's the heart of the team to be the team and you know we're just following the way that they're providing for us. What is the ad? What does it do for the run back room? I mean see if he just he's just a 11 and I mean so he brings what he brings and he's a Hall of Famer so I mean we all know he's a playmaker in all areas not just running back or the special teams but even our receiver you know he's like a he's he's he's a put him anywhere so just to have another player out there on

29:47the field where they have the game plan for is is good. You know do you feel like the offense has come together that is clicking faster than it has taken longer to be from the point of see what do you feel like are the ingredients of the end of that why do you think it's happened to practice. We just got to keep reaching it sometimes it might not work the first second third week but you know if you just keep trying and keep and keep getting at it and keeping that mentality then you know eventually good things will happen. You know so it just shows you know that there that that every day they go in detail when we go out there in the field there are detail there I was out there early there a lot but the last ones out there too and it's showing so when there's just practice like anything in life you know if you want to be good at anything you just got to practice and it's not so much about how fast you get it how long it takes is just getting and you know now we're getting an early just just keep at it just keep working. Hey brother how are you you want you want to say something you you come in interview you want no he has a hey spin tell tell how terrible your music is come on come on come on come on come on come on come on come on come on

30:52all right we're not sharing guys anybody else. Now you want to do some of the most important things you think you carry over or you get well on an offense for the last two weeks you know you can have that if you have that. Thank you fat. Huh? I talk every Thursday actually that's my day to talk. Hey bro. What did you say? I'm saying you know we've been talking a lot about this stuff you guys have around your focus. What is some of the important things you need to happen? Is this thing that's just why I want to do it? I mean it's pretty much the same thing I've been saying the other time that he that wants to go out there and you practice and that's so much. You know what you do is you go and film the next day you watch it you see what you need to prove on. You know I mean you see the what what what what was good what was bad you know college we call it the good bad ugly watch film you put it to rest and you work on the next team I mean you know you guys back to the same questions pretty much over and over again it's just practice is this practice.

31:52When you talk about practice there's something that are interested in challenges you guys differently are there elements that pressure? I mean he I mean shoot just keeping it just the energy you know I mean don't get laxed as you you know I mean don't don't get too comfortable and this especially in this sport you know you can't get too comfortable at all because no matter who you're playing the week after week when I what the record is you know they're still good team and they're still a capable team you know we got the Giants this week and they're a really good team too they got a good front and they got good players on offense too so you know just having that mentality of where that you know we got a we got a dig down deep in and really just you know finishes finishes week out is is the most important thing and just having that mentality. Why's that music a second ago when the energy and everything have a music practice and it does that help with energy and then keeping things playing and I personally don't care I'm in college we didn't really do no music

32:52but obviously it's not college but I think you know some guys like it I mean they don't matter all we got to perform you know I mean music or no music the main thing is the perform and just don't lose focus on that. You have music do whatever but just keep the main thing the main thing and the main thing is when it's playing as much so I just wanted to get like more experience under my belt so I can know bring younger guys with me because I've been working on one of those younger guys we're seeing it on here it's the first time it's hurt all the last years we're seeing it. What have you seen for Will? Because I kind of got a last year and we all forgot about it because he was hurt now he's running you know almost a second man up on you and tied. What have you seen in the memories? Well as a workhorse he he's going to stay quiet he's going to work hard and that's what I love about him he focuses he don't really talk much he's going to get a job done do a job right really has any mistakes. What would be a successful season? A national championship. I ring when all the games we don't want to lose anything we got a mindset

33:53that we can't be beat and we just got to go show it. That mindset different seems like you guys expect a national championship every year this year even more so you guys have all come back for this you guys have all decided like an opposite one because that is to keep feeling difference or is there not really any difference it's just the same work. It's definitely a difference everyone working harder we notice our last run and we most of us don't have any years after this so we got to go go bigger going home and we're not trying to go home. Finish big. We know what you guys think of Michigan but when you look at what they did they won the national championship and you guys took them down to the final minute right you know what I mean I mean you you were right there something goes a little different you guys could have been one that came against them. Does that tell you anything about like that hey you guys want to win a national championship but you played to the 59th minute with the team that won the national championship last year like you're that close. So I'm saying we just like work harder that's kind of coach makes a saying you

34:53know nobody cares just work harder like those you know when we played Georgia the same thing last last play you know they went on the win in 90 so we just got to get over that hump at the end of the season I think we'll be fine. What's frustrating is that you're that close against the last two national titles. Of course it's you know it's frustrating but you can't change the outcome you can't really dwell on it you just got to you know come back and work harder do things better than you did last year and hopefully the outcome will change. Is that as you get older you kind of learned I thought I was working hard and then you always find out there's a little more you could have been doing. Yeah definitely I mean that's how that's what growing up is basically in college. I thought fresh me I was working as hard as I could but now I look back at it I really wasn't working hard at all compared to what I'm doing now so just to learn anything. What do you need it to be to be your best? 80 85 I mean I can it's all on me I just I think it's a little higher I was just trying to be funny

35:56but I mean it's all on me I just got to run harder in shape. I think I think I definitely get lies I was just you know we got to get the young guys to come along with us we can't play 50 snaps again that's just too much on our bodies just everybody like online D line we got to get those younger guys to play you know get that pieces on the D line and online and everywhere else so we can last that long run. Speaking of that last game I'm not sure if you like playing that any snap again last year because I don't know if any of us were really expected to play that next time. Yeah I did unless we were like winning by like a lot I thought like there are no moments you know I can go sit down or something but we're playing them big games like you know in order to end two or North those kind of games of course I want to be because I know I can contribute and I won't want to put that on anyone else when I know I can get the job.

37:00What stands out about Kaden McDonald is he got the key? Oh yeah definitely K-Mac is a K-Mac's animal y'all you haven't really seen it yet but in practice he shows all the time. He's just he's growing right now he has to work I think he just has to get you know in the playbook things like that. You guys are about the exact same size. Listen you're both listening to 6th degree you're 327 he's 326. Yeah he's I kind of look at him like my junior but you know K-Mac he's going to be a great player he's got to develop more and get into playbook. So really a lot on you older guys there's that large group of young guys and then there's these seniors in your back. Is that part of your task for this year to bring those guys along as well? Yeah definitely we got to be leaders like I said we got to have them play this year we can't just play all the snaps. They got to get in there and get some work and we got to get them right during the all season so they can play. And not just play they want to like contribute like make plays tackles sex.

38:08Yeah they're definitely some big dudes and they all work hard I've really seen much of something day two and I'm not a bad one but throughout the workouts they've been working on. They're determined to have a look at the work of me. How important this is feels like there's a lot of great defenses that you have big athletic defensive tactics who can eat up space but also move right there. Is that an inquire that maybe from a great defense to have guys like you that have some faults but also a great team. I think that is definitely I think if you look at the last couple of nice and matured players like team of North they you know they got two good detacled two athletic detacles. Look at Georgia two athletic detacles. I think that's definitely need if you want to go on that big run that beat those big teams. If you think about this they want to fight by the defense attack. What's Jordan Davis and Daniel Carter? What's Michigan is? Chris Jenkins.

39:09How do you understand this because you play it but I feel like some time I don't know are people realizing how important defense tackles are a little bit more than they used to. I think so. I think there's started to develop to develop more and more of these like freakiest detacles. In the combine just now you see in like those guys they're moving forward to 478 and things like that so we'll see. And when you think it when you think about this freakish attack how do you think you fit into that mold of that kind of player. Watch that and say yeah that's me. Yeah definitely I think I'm top notch when it comes to detacles but I don't want to you know get a big head but you know watch it come on. I watch it do the drills. I have tape to you like you're looking like my film so I think I'm up there. Do you become like a artist? I think your legs have your things. You're going to break practice. You're not doing as much a level of a level of that stuff. How do you work on that?

40:10Do you have like a goal in mind? I don't remember how many had last your click. You have a goal in mind? How many people want to have this? I mean as many as I can have I think I have more than that but I think they're counting. I think they're counting some of them and some of them were like just listed so but I think we work on drills matching the hand. I think that's goes big and what we do is a D line you know just affecting the quarter of the against. Any way you can is just great for the defense you know just that little thing covering his eye you know he might throw it. A little bit to the left to our player. So it's something that you really really have to work on. It's one of the things that you can maybe work on the most. I think I just have like an eye for the ball kind of just look at the quarterback and just I see him I load up. I just try to get his ways and sometimes he throws it to me. I'm irritated if you want to be a high state quarterback.

41:10I mean they get frustrated but you know we're a team you know we're just getting better. I should a lot of a lot of different backs man they just learn to grow for them. You got to pick your top three backs and you have all right now. I don't really have a top three but I'll give you I'll give you one. I would say, say, Juan Gibbs and I like McCaffrey auto he was injured this year. I like McCaffrey. Who's the best back in this drive? Best back in this drive. I lead out of the yard. That's y'all that's y'all decision. Playing with Will Howard when I'm going to remember most. We're a Howard man. He's just such a great leader. Such a great leader man. It's just like in moments where you know usually a lot of players they fold man. He was just always calm and relaxed man. He just the leader that he was man that's one thing I'm going to remember about him. Yeah he's shoot.

42:15He's going to be really good man. He's on Coastal lock. I think he got the transfer in as well from West Virginia just that one two punch with them both as well. They're going to be really good backs. And so James people's man he's smart the way that he goes about his business man. He's mature and so man he's growing you know just as a person and as a player. And so man yeah definitely Ohio State you know that running back room is in great hands. So it's right like that looking at the U.S. spot and then on this how the race and personality and approach. I'll keep that up until the same way. Yeah coach Coach Hartline man he's full of energy man and he's creative as well. You know I'm just learning from him as well you know I'm trying to run more outside the backfield. It was being able to learn from coach Hartline and so he's definitely creative at what he does. And he brings a lot of energy to the team as well and so I think that would do really good. So you're playing as a player with a playoff run. That's what my strategy is. Just in Tensady man then Tensady out of playoffs. Every game man is like the Tensady got you know higher and higher and so you know being able I know in the lead it's the same thing.

43:21Even if it's not the playoffs just every every game and then Tensady keeps getting higher and higher. So yeah you just I know you got to bring it you know each and every day and come in and work just like Ohio State. You know I definitely feel like Ohio State they definitely do a good job of preparing us for that. You know I just remember even before going through this process I'll talk to a lot of players before that. And they told me a lot of just about how much Ohio State prepared them you know for the NFL. And so yeah. Yeah. Yeah I know I took a couple days off after the national championship and then shoot. Right after that I'm right in right in Tampa Florida and I'm right to it. And so yeah I think while I trained I trained at your birth performance. I think it's called the House of Athlete or the Compound now. They did a good job man. They're just bringing us in and the way they went about training us man. They did a really good job. The Bucking Nears. No I haven't.

44:21Tampa. Tampa nice. It's a nice city man. Really nice. Really nice. The 40 to broad and avert. You've been on the races and awesome lockers. Do you speak to your mentality of like when you've got a linebacker or the staff. Do you think you can do it when you're in training just where you're off to? Yeah. Yeah. Nah man. It's really all about technique and then it's about mindset as well. And so I say you know it's for the love of my brother. It's for the love of Will Howard. It's for the love of the receivers who I got on the perimeter. Just making sure you know first of all my quarterback doesn't get sacked. And I told Will I think it was before the first game. I was like I got your brother. It's I said man I'm not going to let you get hit you know and so I don't know if I don't know if I gave up a sack. I'm not sure that but I know if I did I haven't given up too many. And so man it's for the love of my brother's though man making sure the ball get in their hands. You know the guys on the outside and making sure they get fed.

45:22You had to hit the practice field later today. What is something you'd be working on right now? In my game. You can't really work on this you know in all season I feel like it's more so you know you got to put the pads on you got to go through some inside run. You know maybe it's really just continuing run through tackles and so that's I feel like that's one of the areas in my game. You know I want to continue to get better at I feel like I did a good job of that my senior year. And so I just want to continue to build on that. Yes I did yes I did. So people say you look like a lot of morale there. If that can be heard say you can be mad with the number one. I did meet with New Orleans as well. I never got that comparison actually I know I would come here. Sure yeah man I would come here great great back man. Just what he does and those 101 matchups he's dangerous man and he's so smooth. He's so smooth as well. I'm not going to lie he's smooth. So it's a favorite of all. Yeah. Inside zone from stack being able to hit that thing downhill and I say the next one is probably.

46:32Just an option route out of the backfield you know a man and man coverage you're getting on that linebacker and so. Yeah I say the man the biggest thing is the way that he carries himself man and the way that man. He approaches the game he comes in with the monster you know he's going to work every single week. You know every practice you know he's working hard you know even shoot. I don't know every good I think he had every game was a good game for him man and so but still man. He always has the mentality to mindset that you know he's going to come in each and every day he's going to continue to work and get better man. So he's definitely man he's going to be a special player man. He really is. Man a lot of ups and downs man it's just how you respond to have.

47:32I feel like that's something that God has definitely helped me to do better is this and I have something to lean on now. You know I remember before I met him you know going through those adversity I had nothing to run to you know you can run to people but they still can't. It's not too much they can't truly help you you know I feel like you know I feel like the only person that can truly help you is your relationship with Jesus Christ. And so being able to lean on him you know he gives you in those moments where it's tough you know where it's low. And when you're behind the scenes and you're going through things that people don't know about he gives you he gives you that peace and comfort you know even in those moments man where it's so hard that you can't you can't explain it's like man I'm going through this but like how am I still feel with this internal joy you know how do I have so much peace in this situation. So that's something that only Jesus Christ can give you and so. The back of the front of Peterson Power and Judd Johnson Experience. Which aspect to each of those other individuals that you run to come from being around power and skin.

48:34Man those guys have such a great mentality man I might just really love their mentality especially Q as well you know I talked about will how are his leadership a quench on mentality man. That boy just yeah that boy just gifted you know you see you know sometimes he put in a situation where you look like you know he should have a negative five yards and as soon as you know it you know he that running through somebody step on somebody and she just gained a 10. I think yeah man I think it's just like he's just gifted man to be honest he's just gifted you know he's he's a big back you know he's strong and so you know he's he's able to do he's able to do those things and so yeah man it's definitely you know I look at his game and I want to you know at the same time I want to learn from quenching you know I want to look at his game is like man where work and I get better at as well you know that's the type of player I am I'm always looking to get. I'm always looking to get better man I'm always looking to grow as a player.

49:36Julian San oh yeah he's going to be a great but he's going to be a great quarterback man he's so so accurate and so he's definitely man I know coach Dez definitely going to get him right just you know I'm continuing to grow as a leader continuing to grow as a player and so he's going to be really good for a high state. I know just the quarterback position I feel like you know the quarterbacks in the past they've they've definitely been vocal and so I feel like that's something that they're definitely going to ask Julian San as well it's to be that vocal leader and lead the lead to offense and lead to steam. Shoot man he has he has a build like JK Dobbins and I kind of see them you know similar similarities in their game as well and I know JK Dobbins he was a great running back I feel like he's not talked about his none. I'm a lot but man his career here you watch his highlights is great I remember before I recruit before I committed here I remember watching JK Dobbins highlights like every every one of his years here like four or five times and so man he was such a great back and I feel like you know when I see JK Dobbins when I see James people I see similarities to both of their games I feel like they played the same and so I appreciate you all yeah I've been going.

52:56I got coming in last year I knew the role so I just tacked every day really the same way. It's a very very rare physically different are you weight wise body wise on that from the year. I think I got a lot bigger I'm like 240 you know like 240 for right now last year I played at like 236 to 37. What does it feel like a 244 or a value you feel like almost a different machine out there. Yeah what does it feel like to be running around out there like you are but with more and more back. I just feel like I'm like like like more downhill like stronger like I'm taking all blocks better it's a big deal. Is it daunting maybe that's not the correct term but to think you're going to be playing much more than you did even last year and you played quite a bit last year and stuff. What do you have to get straight in your head about being on the field that much more. Is it got to get ready to just play 30 more snaps so. How would you describe how much you're looking forward to it from an 8 stand.

53:59I'm looking forward to it I'm ready for it. The Texas opener is a rematch so to speak but it's not really two different teams compared to the last time you all played and stuff. How has that enhanced this camp for you and this team getting ready for the where an opener of that magnitude. Yeah with an opener like that we've been emphasizing it a lot we know we got coming so we know we got to do we've been preparing for it. I already just probably worked today. I think Riley ready to play right now he advanced freshman like he in the book he stood in like he advanced and his measurements was crazy like he saw like the saw line to. I said you're ready. What was that process like during last season could you feel yourself becoming more and more ready. Did you see the team needed for you. Yeah because that's pretty much what my role was just whenever I was needed I had to step up so I feel like that's what built me into me being able to say I'm ready for this year. When you say ready is it more a physical thing is it a mental thing.

55:01When I say ready I think it's pretty much like everything physically mentally mostly I think I'm there. A different is that feeling this year than last season. I asked a one more time. How different is that response to. All that was last year. I feel like it's a way bigger responsibility with me having to step up this year but I kind of go about it the same way like last year I was attention over everything I did. I feel like this year is going to be the same thing. It's probably a little bit more. It won't work. I say. Scrab my game I say like when you think of me you think of like a like a bully like a silver bullet. I don't really a bullet.

56:01I'm always on the ball. That's how I like to play and think. No I ain't got to be my nickname but. I'm saying that the nickname. Oh yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. It's like. I'm a more professional. And how is free. I mean how does that fit you and what are you enjoying about? The whole thing in that kind of stuff. Um. Think of fit me because. I don't know. I just like the defense. I don't know. I don't really not answer that. That's okay. You can go on your instincts a little bit more maybe. And it's not so thinking of too much. I don't even know if I say that because there's a lot of thinking going on but it's like. I just like his defense. I like how the pressure defense. I like what he got going on. What was it sad when CJ left the ring? Uh. No. I wanted to much sad. I was kind of like happy for him. Yeah. That's what he wanted. No.

57:01No. That's my dog. I'm trying to miss him a little bit. But yeah, I'm happy for him. Well, don't think you go ahead one last but coach days talked a lot about the guys who played some last year but maybe weren't the starters and the hunger for that wasn't maybe your national championship you guys will win your own. How much do you feel that is a guy who certainly contributed last year but will be in this bigger role and along the summer year. Your classmates. Yeah. I do feel like. Yeah. I do feel like. Yeah. I do feel like I did win the national championship but like you said my role wasn't the same as how it's going to be this year. So yeah, I definitely want to go get another one experienced that like feeling maybe on the field a lot more place. That's it. Great. Oh, Bill, thank you very much. Thanks. Thanks. You know, get it down and suck. What's happened to you guys? I'm sorry. She was beaten to death. I think it applies to me. She's pretty much just because I don't know. I'll talk to her next. I just let my play do what it does. Yeah, I mean, that's how much we know we got it before. You know, I think it's hard to see.

58:09It's just executing. You know, I said it was holding down on our silence. Like that. So being just holding on just get the job done. And doing less talking about the play. We started here. We got to buy. We got rest of the year. What's the best advice you ever got from your big brother? Yeah, it's hard. Older. I mean, I think it's hard to work with. Basically pretty much just saying this is a weird day to me. Every day is not a promise. It's a weird way to do it. It's a weird way to do it. It's a weird way to do it. It's a weird way to do it. It's a weird way to do it. It's a weird way to do it. Yeah, total confidence. I mean, it's done. I'm just going to get in the game and honestly, it's easy. You know, every time we go, we take the field. You know, it's going to hurt. Why is it the junk? You know, I know we're going to give our best effort. You know, I know, in some time, in the right route for you to get the ball or the ball or the ball. That's what we can do. But, yeah, we have a whole thing to just stop. Yeah, we just got out of the ice here. Stop being a self-stronger being a field, like it's hard to understand that. We're in here, it's hard to understand. It's a weird way to do it. You know, sometimes in the chapter, we won't wait. Just be able to understand that your time is pretty much the same with what I got.

59:09It's hard to understand what I've done with being a team. You know, what I was saying, whatever I write it with, I'm fully understand. And take the risk. I'm not really taking it. I'm just going to take it for a little bit. My confidence level, you know, it's always been the same. I've known that I could break out and have an amazing game, you know, whenever. But it's the wins that count. Can you kind of walk us through the last touch down there at the time of the game for you? I'm taking the big hit and everything. Yeah. You know, corner out, you know, through a perfect ball, had to put it really back shoulder for me, you know, to make a play on it. And, you know, just made a play on it. Just about it. What about this kind of, so what do you actually catch you thinking about absorbing the hit of the second ball then? Yes, sir. You know, I make sure, you know, I see my surroundings, you know, some guys trying to take your head off. So, you know, yeah, I do. But I think, at the end of the day, when I see the ball, it's about the ball and catching it, you know, that's my job. And, you know, I consider all those things,

1:00:10but, you know, getting the job done is first. What about the, the port that five, they set that up. What did you guys see on that play? Port and five, salt man coverage. You know, I'm saying beat your man catchable. You know, it's a good job for everyone. This offense, it seems like there's been a new concentration slash focus on the one game. Maybe this is going to be a run for the first offense. And, as you guys have been seeing the room, that's the thing I'm going to do. I mean, we don't, you know, we got to see how everything stacks up. We put on the field, but I mean, a run first offense opens, opens up big lanes for the passes. You know, you got to take the safety's low. You got to do all that type of stuff. So, it's less about who gets the touches and more about, you know, how we can capitalize on opportunities that we're giving. So, do you agree that people are ripe for thinking if there's a offense 50 that way? Or, is it, like, a make-up in our situation? I mean, you can, I mean, you can tell you in any way you want. We have the best running back field in the entire nation

1:01:12and we have the best receiver unit in the nation. So, we kind of, we're kind of jack of all trades. So, you've been moving around the offense in the past of different things, motions, different trade and ways to get open. But has that increased any knowledge of intelligence here or is it kind of the same as the benefit of this? Probably stay away from talking about scheme stuff. What, what, what was it that Jeremiah did that you think enabled him to be in? Iron Buckeye, dude. Just coming in every single day and competing. That's really what we're challenged to do as, as Buckeye's, when we, when we walk into the way we were coach make, you're supposed to be there and show out and show out every single day. And you're not allowed to have a step back and not allowed to have an off day. He took, he took care of all his, you know, the non-negotiables of this program. He was never late. He made his way every single day. He gave his 100% effort. And at the end of the day, he was just winning a lot of competitions and just grinding. So, yeah. I'm gonna go, you like, like, like, you like to do a lot of training a lot about brand new program. Hmm. Brandon didn't get a chance to do a lot this spring. Hmm. What stood out to you, even when he was on the field,

1:02:14this spring that, that makes things like he could be a, was it, a back play for you? Well, yeah, first and foremost, he got, he got voted on by his peers to the leadership committee on our team, which is a group of about, you know, 16 to 20 of our, of our guys who the team looks to as leaders. So obviously, you can see how people think of him on this team. They think highly of him. And he comes in every day as a very fiery competitive nature. And, you know, he puts in really hard work and days in and days out. So, even though he hasn't seen the field too much yet, we have no, we have no concern that when he does stuff on to the field, he's gonna make a great impact. He's only been here here. Yeah. He's been here somewhere, about him. Like, he's done as a special sized and he can be on leadership. And yet, it's about 365 days. You know, just his ability to be able to, you know, talk a good game, but also back it up. Not in a sense of playing football, but more in a sense of, we're gonna be the hardest working team on the field. We're gonna go in day and day out. I'm gonna, I'm gonna beat you, even when I don't feel healthy, even when I don't feel good, all that type of stuff.

1:03:14It's, it's all in mentality. I'm not gonna... From far away, it looks like... I'm not just gonna say, I think it's kind of a little bit like, like young American. Right. We're here with Dave. Like, do you see that in him? Like, I'm not trying to get into it. Like, number 10, we're all big. Do you see that a little bit in the way that he can shift around? Yeah, he definitely is very fluid about the way he moves. And we see it in his, you know, his routes and his releases. So, you know, when, when all the White receivers are, you know, in the film room and, you know, he's getting crapped, he's doing all this body movement stuff. It's like, okay, we could see he got a little sun to him. So, it's just about bringing him along, you know, he wasn't, you know, he just got here. It's his first year here, kind of built on a long, there's steps you gotta take, but he's definitely training in the right direction. And back in a lot of teams, get talent for whatever reason you guys seem to develop, develop their receivers better than anyone. What, what goes on out there that somehow helps Ohio State keep replacing guys in Canada? We play Denzel, Davidson, Ibnelson, Germain Matthews, Jordan Hancock, Layton Ransom, Caleb Downs.

1:04:14That's really what it is. It's a, it's a BIA getting this better every single day. So, tremendous credit to the defense and the, the ability to be able to develop corners like that. It's just good on good every single day. That's, that's where you get better. So. I like to be with the coaches and to get open right now. You know, Sam? I mean, we definitely have a strong second there, I would say this year. But, you know, it's just, it's just, it's not just their talent that makes them special. It's their, it's their ability to go hard every single day. They show up every single day with a competitive nature. And, you know, we're going back and forth on the field every single day. They'll be bigger and, and spin that each other a little bit. But, it's all love at the end of the day. We appreciate that. I think Will's done a nice job. You know, I think he's gotten better from week one to week four. I think he has a better grasp just because he's got live reps. You know, the toughest position to play in football is quarterback. He's from a practice standpoint because they don't get hit in practice. So, I think they can get a full sense of security. You know, if you go, no matter where you go in college and prefer to play. And, you know, if you go to college and professional football,

1:05:16the quarterback doesn't get touched in practice. So, the game is so much different for the quarterback than it is for any other position. But, I admire Will's toughness. He stands in the pocket. He can see things. He did very rarely. He doesn't make the same mistake twice. I think he learns from every experience when he's out there. We have really good conversations in between drives when, hey, this happened. You know, if it comes back and that look comes up again. He doesn't do what he did before. He moves on to it. So, I don't know. I think he's done a good job protecting the football. We never want to turn it over. But, he's been really good from that standpoint so far in the first world game. So, his completion percentage has gone up in every game. So, excited about where he is there. You know, if we continue to complete the ball at a high 60-70% rate, then I think we'll be really successful in the fish and in the past game. He's used his legs a little bit. You know, I think that's more than a aspect that I think he's good at it. But, it just depends on how defense defend. Our defending us is if he has to do that. I'm not very real often. We'll be talking after they come about. Well, there were still some things that we really wanted to get to that were excited about.

1:06:17The opportunity we've had on that stuff. On the roads asking about game playing specific stuff. When you look at the big picture of your offense and the playbook, how much have you seen and how much more is there at your disposal as a skilled player? There's always more to disposal, but I think it's what is applicable in the game that you're playing. I think you have a course of X amount of plays over a season, but then that's cut down for what you're doing that week. Because you can't practice all those plays during the week. And then even the plays that you practice during the week, you don't get called in a game because that specific situation may have not come up in that game. So, as you go through it, sometimes you find yourself in the red zone more than you thought you were going to be in the red zone. Other times you find yourself, you were never in the red zone. You can go two or three weeks where you don't have the ball inside the five-yard line, but you've got some really good goal line plays, but you never get a chance to call those goal line plays because you scored from 20 yards out as opposed to punching it across the goal. And so, each week is different. I think we always over-prepared probably more than often than not.

1:07:18And say, hey, we got some really good stuff in these situations, but if that situation only comes up once, you only get the call one play. You had five that you thought were pretty good, but you only came up once. So, those other four, you know, you kind of put them in the Tupperware and tuck them away. And then try to bring them back out again next week. But we spend a lot of time with how many reps do we have at this particular player, this particular scheme. And then maybe two weeks from now you're playing somebody that's similar to who you had three weeks earlier, and say, hey, let's take some of those things out of the Tupperware that we practiced that week and really didn't get a chance to run. So, you get one for four times or four times, and I'll all work to the last one. And right now, I'd like to talk about one of these aggressive and win-game in this fight. What's worked in those situations? What's your response for them, going forward just to getting work? Yeah, there's an analytic aspect to it, but I don't think it's always analytics. I think you also have to get that flow of the game and kind of how that's going. Once we're at the combination of both, you know, what are the percentages if you go for in terms of success rate?

1:08:20But also, you have to factor in what is that due to our team if we don't get it. You know, I think everybody is always, hey, we're all in, we're all in. Well, you're playing poker and you're all in and you only have a pair of twos. You know, they may have a better hand in you, and that's where the situation is. You know, it's easy to sit there and say, four times, you should go for it all the time. Well, that's not necessarily the case. But I also think you always have to think about how is your defense playing at the time? And we're willing to put our defense on the field right now if we don't get the first down. So, that's part of it. And then we have certain packages based on down a distance that if we get to a fourth and, fourth and have a situation, then we're going to dial these plays up. So, I think our players are really comfortable because we're calling something that they practice and run a lot. Third or a third? Yes, we're listening to you talking about real however, that's some of the fifth or much more. You can do it right. But there's always room for development. What would you like to see in the field in every pass? I think that would be one chair gofty the last night, I think, in 2018 for 18.

1:09:24And then I'm on my same brown one, one for one. So, they were 19 for 19 as a team. What about you? Do you think you lost time with the team for a little while? I mean, from the elementary, how about you for the rest of the looking guys? I think we'll do a good job. I think there's always a growth with all of that. You know, sometimes it may be a new or route that had gone in. It doesn't have as many reps in the bank as it does with some of the other things that we've run since day one of spring. But I think that every quarterback can improve, every coach can improve, every player can improve. I think this is a growth game and how you develop. And I hope in game eight we're not playing like we played in game four. I think as you continue to go on and start to add different elements, different things that are happening, different opponents. That's always part of it. So, the growth is how do you develop over the course of the season? So, I'm pleased with where Will is right now, but that doesn't mean that he's arrived. I don't think you ever arrive in this game. I think every day you've got to try to be just a little bit better than you were the day before.

1:10:24And that's what I love about Will though. That's kind of his mindset is how do I get a little bit better and how do I improve and how do I help this team win? You know, there's your fun. I was feeling there's something you can coach and teach and develop. Or is it there or is it not? It's a huge problem. I don't think all guys have it, but I do think it can be developed. I think for everybody, it's no different than the first time you move into a city. You're going to have to take a map out and try to figure out your GPS. Like, how do I get from point A to point B? And then after a while, why was I going this way? If I could have gone around, I would have been there a lot quicker. So, it's just part of the process that you go through. When you're new and you're trying to figure your way around, then you need a map to look at. But after a while, you're going to figure your way around, and then you're a lot more comfortable in your environment. And the more comfortable it will get in our office, I think the more successful we're going to have. Obviously, game plans dictate something where you're not, where the ball's going to go. You guys have as many weapons as you do. Do you find yourself in the build of the game?

1:11:25Well, this guy maybe hasn't had as many touches. Can you even do that in this office where you're trying to get guys more involved at the end of the day? I mean, I think at times theoretically you can do that. But you also have to factor in what is the defense's decision on how they decide to defend you. You know, we're not, when people can say we're not going to let you run the ball, well then we have to throw the ball. So, okay. You know, we're equal opportunities. It doesn't matter if you run the ball across the goal lane or throw the ball across the goal. So, it still counts as six points. So, you know, we're not caught up in it. It has to be totally balanced in 50, 50 run pass or whatever it is. It really is. It's indicative of what they're doing. And if we can kind of figure out what they're doing and get a really good beat or what they're trying to take away, then you are. You know, and there's sometimes you plan things going into a game and saying, hey, if I was defending us, this is how I would do it. And then you get into a game and they're like, they're not doing that. All right. Well, then we need to take advantage of that, you know what I mean?

1:12:27We talk about it and we want to be balanced and I think we're pretty good at distributing the ball through. But there are some games where the Titans may catch the ball more than the running backs catch the ball. That's just the nature of how the game kind of expressed itself, you know. But there are, we have specific plays where we think we're trying to get the ball to them, but we're never going to force it. You know, if they're going to double cover a guy, then they double cover the guy. If they've double covered him, then someone's single. And that's the beauty of having as many weapons as we have is if you're going to double one guy, then that means somebody else is, you can't double them all. If they did, it's a penalty because they got to me guys on the field. But when you have as many weapons as we have, I think that's that's always a bonus and that's always a benefit. Well, if you're an advocate that you know four games, the opposite is four games are up in the five. Kind of pushing the Brian, how is that gone for you and how you could get settled in the game? It's been smooth. You know, I think we're, our guys have an understanding, you know, in terms of, because we spent so much time together during the weeks of, you know, how it's going to flow.

1:13:28And I don't think there's anything that has gone on in a game that's been a surprise. Like, hey, what was that? And why do we do that? You know, there's a constant dialogue going on. But when we're in a third and short situation, we only have four or five options on third and short. You're not making plays up at the time. They're what you practice, what you've gone over, you know, because you want, you're going to call something that your players have a lot of confidence in running because they, their confidence is based on their demonstrated ability of doing in our training sessions. So, I think it's been smooth. You know, we've, we haven't really faced any a ton of adversity on the offensive side of the wall. So I think that's really when, you know, it's, it'll show. But I'm confident that our communication systems and our protocols that we use right now are solid. So, I missed the first part. Was there anything you'd like to say that being an offensive coordinator, it surprised you as opposed to being a head coach?

1:14:32You can go to the bathroom between series if you have to. It's the only difference, I think. It's always kind of tough coach coop and tell you that on the sideline. It's really difficult to say, hey, I'm going to leave you. But there's a, there's a map of my stairs by the booth. So, if need be. Obviously, you have a lot of triggers that are big, but I was talking about it. Is there a form worry or a risk sometimes you're getting too far over the stairs being aggressive? Knowing that you have almost like get out of your three cards, they're generally spent up there that you can just throw it up to. Or, you know, Ryan's talking about trying to outskim and get the guy like real hard for me. You're saying, you know, you enjoy that, that challenge. Is it sometimes hard to dial it back when you have the ice that are, that, you know. Yeah, because it's not, we're not trying to outskim anybody. We're trying to put our players in positions where they can make plays. I mean, anybody can go out and play up and say, you should do this, you should do that. Then my question is, well, how many reps do you have that running in?

1:15:33You know, and do we feel really good because we've seen the four or five different ways they can defend that. So, we're not trying to, and you're not going to outskim, fill Parker. You know, that's just, I think maybe people think a little bit too much into that part is that these people are really good. That these people are ready to get that people's number. This game has always been about the players and always will be about the players. So, you know, who can, who can really show up in those matchups. And that's what this game's about. You know, this is a, as good a defense as we talked about as we faced. But there's going to be a lot of one-on-one battles. You know, we have to win against their, their interior defense alignment are outstanding. So that match up with our center-owned guard against the two interior defense alignment and the All-American linebacker are a huge matchup. And that comes down to just fundamental football. Do we block better than they get off of blocks? You know, can we give the quarterback enough time for our receivers to run the proper depth of the routes to get the ball thrown? Is the quarterback throwing the ball on time? Where's he holding the ball too long? You know, it's all of that. But we don't sit in there and dream up because you have a Jeremiah or you have a Mack or you have a Q or a Trey that we should do this this.

1:16:40And then I think we're always trying to action with their strengths and play to it. But you have to look at all 11 when you're making those decisions because, hey, let's just go with the hand. Well, then how long are we going to protect for? You know, Jeremiah is going to run a 60-yard route. You know, I learned a long time ago. Every inch on a piece of paper is a second of protection. So can we protect for that long? Can we hold up? And now what are we going to do for that? We're going to keep eight guys in in protection. You know, I think there's a lot that goes into it. But I think the ability to have weapons at all spots makes the defense have to defend all those spots. So we're not trying to specifically go to one or another. I think we're just trying to see how they deploy versus these formations and what their tendencies are. And then what are our best chances? And then we got to go play and then we got to go execute because the scheming's done once the ball snap. You know, it's do our guys hold up long in protection and do our receivers get to the right depths. And there's a quarterback to deliver the ball on time to a location where the defender can't get his hands on.

1:17:44Just follow up on that. So when you go against a parker, does it feel like a chest match where the pieces can move? You know, independently, the fact thing. And then what is the tale that you've gotten into a defense coordinators head for one of another term as a game goes on? It is a chest match where the pieces are moving. So what happened on play one may not be the same thing that happened on play five. You know, it could be different because you could make a different call. And I don't think any coordinator, neither side of the ball, everything's about am I getting in this person's head. You know, we're really microscopic in terms of our vision on what's the next play and what's the situation. It's second and ninth on the left hash. You know, what are our calls in second and ninth on the left hash on the plus 30 yard line. That's really where you are. You're not thinking about am I in his head, not in his head. If you're thinking that, then he's in your head. And I don't have enough space for anybody else in my head.

1:18:45So I'm just going to concentrate on what's next down. It's going to be on with me. Can I just want to quick follow up? This is awesome. We're going to chance quick follow up. You said the tone. When a play actually starts, where are you watching? When the play starts. Are you watching how the defense is reacting? You know what you're trying to do offensively. This is a four-nighter. What are you watching? We have really specific, we call eyes. So everybody has a specific spot on the field. You know, so the offensive line coach may have the offensive line to his sideline. But then the graduate assistant is in the box looking at the offensive line to a way from the sideline. It's the same thing with the secondary rotation, things like that. So with as many people as we have, there's a lot to that. For me, I understand kind of what the trigger point of the play is. And if something occurred that was out of whack, you know, then I know who to ask right away.

1:19:50I can ask Bill, Bill, what the backside's safety? He didn't drop to the backside half. He actually fit into the front. You know, we thought that we had a play where it was going to be too deep on the backside. It wasn't too deep on the backside. So, you know, sometimes you get a bigger picture because of where we were. And you can see the all-22. But you have an understanding of what the ball snapped of what the play should look like. And when there's a breakdown, you know, how quickly can you get the information of what the breakdown was? And why was there a breakdown? Was it because of the defense deployed differently than we thought they were going to? It was in one of the matchups that we had, you know, the left tackle missed on a five-techno. And so, the guy came in clean because, hey, the quarterback could hit quick. I didn't look like there was a blitz. It wasn't a blitz. We missed a block. You know, sometimes that happens. All right. Thanks, guys. Yeah, it was, it was, it definitely, you are, you know, playing D-Liamen. And you can just focus on your man. Just get off the ball. I feel like it's a lot easier to play, you know, that way. So, you just kind of like simplify, not to say, I don't want to say simplify, but does it kind of make it so that you're not having to think too much?

1:20:52Like, what's the... Yeah, you can say that. You can say that. Not think too much. You know, just more so. Let's get off the ball. What kind of impact did working with Brian Young this past three-tap, the defense line as whole? Made a big impact. B-Y, you know, obviously, an old bit. You know, we went back to the basics just on technique, footwork, just the fundamentals. And I think that definitely helped prepare this for the game. Did Reels rotation on the defensive line different this week? Just getting maybe, maybe more plays to sequence together, set a counter rotate while... Yeah, it was more, more so, you know, six plays, if a guy gets tired, just rotate out, but a cool rotation. And definitely helped us stay fresh. Even that last drive during the fourth, guys, we were just a lot fresher, able to rest the past there.

1:21:53So, I feel like it benefited us. Is there also, just said, like, I don't know, just like getting in the way with the game flow when you're not... Where you're kind of subbing in and out, isn't it? Yeah, so you know, you can get more into it with them. Oh, no, definitely. Cam, I came up with that second, the fourth quarter, that I don't know if it pushed him out of the field of already, but obviously, Mr. Fugel right after that. Like, Cam's obviously a leader on this team. When he makes a big play like that, like, how much maybe does that give a boost to the adrenaline to the defense? Oh, big boost. Because, you know, that's, you know, that's OG Cam. You know, that's been his Cam right there. You know, all you look at him just smile. But it was a big boost. You know, definitely makes you get on your horse a little more. And just keep your head down and keep grinding throughout the game. That's key, I'm impressed to the way that he's kind of accepted his role this year. You know, he's not playing as much as he used to, but obviously, him kind of just embraced that and does a do anything for you. Yeah, I mean, I've been learning a lot from Cam, especially Technique-wise.

1:22:55You know, I would ask him about just, you know, how I would look at his old film, and ask him about, you know, what was he saying? And, you know, during this particular play. But I think he's an awesome leader. He will come in and will open arms come here. And, you know, that's my guy. Hey, yeah, when somebody like Tyron stands up front on the team, so when I play up to my own expectations, like, I will be better for the, like, what was it mean when somebody hits the staff with a lot of people gruff watching him? Yeah, I mean, T5, he had to, man. I mean, you know, every game may be your best game. That's the lead. You know, but he came up clutch with a pick. I mean, you know, regardless of it all, he always finds a way to get interceptions on the high-key doing it. But he definitely, I smile at that too. Like, you know, I watched him high school, where he just his whole career.

1:23:59So it's an honor to be playing with him. Rizzie talked about kind of changing some things every now and then to make people body uncomfortable. What's the value of that from a player perspective? I think just in terms of, you know, staying uncomfortable, things that mental aspect, you know, going through a game, you know, things may not go your way, just being in that uncomfortable state and always having the will to push him, fight through. How have you seen the changes with the benefits rather of those changes that you're off make this week? I mean, like, from practice, the schedule, to your position, roles and life. Yeah, I mean, I think we can see it, you know, during the game, we just watched film. I even know myself during the run. I was just in my hand placement. It was a lot better. You know, because we were just refining a lot of the smaller details that BYU felt like we needed to fix. So I think it's paying off.

1:25:00And you also talked about confidence a minute ago. From you all side of the ball, obviously, up there, bigger eyes on you on the past week. How much is a confidence boost from what do you get from this win? Oh, a lot. I'm a lot, I feel like we, the whole week, you know, we was talking about finishing and I felt like we did that. You know, we kept our heads down. We went back to the basics. The fundamentals, technique, hand placement, you know, that lean that you have to have. And, you know, just refining the small things and it all paid off. So it's definitely a confidence boost. How would you describe Peyton Turner from your time with him watching him through training camp and having a bigger impact on his past weekend? Yeah, Peyton, great player, great teammate. You know, that's a, that's a, I think, guy to team. I grew closer with, but a great, I mean, he's a great player, a hell of a guy.

1:26:01Thank you. Thank you, Barber. He prepared these games day in and day out. He goes on notice, but the things he does is very noticeable for the team and stuff like that. He's done a phenomenal job. Yeah. What are the other guys you like the most? They got to look a little more sized on them and stuff like that. They played Manage from before. Oh, and that's what they've been doing all year and stuff like that. So they got a lot of reps at it. Are you going to stay there? I hope they will do the same in this game. They've been putting them on film all year going on how man coverage and stuff like that. So we're going to assume and then a reactor where they come out and stuff to different. How have you seen Little Howard grow? We'll become more and more of a leader each and every week and stuff like that. He's led the same by example whenever we're down, he picks up this team and he's a juicer of quality. What year does the situation like that drive before the conversation we don't have? We have all the things that we don't have. We don't have the faith in well he would be on the field.

1:27:09It was a great play call. The defense came out something we did something else but it was a great play call. But I thought it was a touchdown but now we'll he pulled it down your Jones and then it's really out. We always get on and say like you ain't doing this at K-State but now you come over here. You can't stay on the sheet. How much do you think you're doing today? We talk every day. Jermaine's on the defense side and stuff like that. We get each other going and stuff like that where we have competition or picking each other up. How do you see Jemaine grow? He's growing a lot. He's played more and more of this season and stuff like that. He stepped up again when we needed him the most and stuff like that. He's only continuing to get better. He's practiced against the best receivers. So you can't get any better than this. Jermaine. Jermaine. Jermaine. How do you feel like Kyle? How do you feel? How do you feel about him and Kyle? He's one of the things that I felt about that.

1:28:09He's sunk in a lot of practice and he's also going out there to make the plays back and up. How do you feel about Kyle? I knew it happens as receivers and stuff like that. You know, catch every ball and happen and stuff like that. I couldn't let it beat me up and inside and we scored. So I really found out that I knew the ball would come back later in the game and it did. Yeah, I just came out to open kick to my elbow to do it fast. Yeah, it happens a lot. But you expected a lot of the time by that moment where you just like, yeah, especially in the gold line. So everything more cousins and stuff like that. You didn't really think you were going to pop that over. Yeah, yeah. I have one. Now you're having a party today. What are your thoughts? I mean, a lot of every college football player in the world wish they were here in our position and stuff like that.

1:29:13Definitely a blessing not everybody gets opportunities to do it. And it's only like probably a once in a lifetime opportunity for a lot of people who want to more than be. What is that? We just have to look at ourselves in America and see what was the problem. What we needed to do to address those problems and stuff like that. We did exactly that. And we came out firing up all putting more trust in our receivers and then it's open up the right game and stuff like that too. You just said that by any means necessary, my son stuff like that. And then we knew that there was a lot going on with him. So we knew we had to back him up and be there for him. Two more questions, folks.

1:30:18I miss my block and I turn around here just running towards me. I'm like, he's gone. For now, how much drive is the life of cheaper room to be kept in block? We have a lot of pride. We know that a lot of the explosive plays are on the perimeter and the widows on the perimeter. So we feel like the game don't go unless the widows are going to stuff like that. So we try to find every way to impact the game as possible with the ball or without the ball. There you go. We take perspective of the past right now. And I'm grateful for that. He didn't go in through it and then helping me go through it. I was hoping you did too. I heard that. I mean, just how I was raised, I just know how to work. That's all I have to do. He's given effort and just going east out of it. I want to say this with full respect.

1:31:18When we see JJ and Sonny, it's like, that makes sense. When you're the third guy, were you surprised to be named? What puts you in that same category? Yeah, I was a little surprised. I kind of have a feeling because I kind of like, I mean, I kind of could have guessed it. But I just knew that I was one of my goal to talk to him behind Bug Guy and I just put in the work that he was doing. So what did you get at now? What did it mean? How did you take it? It was really special right after I took some parents. They really knew what it meant until the video came out and the question explained it to them. So then I took it to the parents. Back then, in my last years, it was playing football, then right bar and games. Did you think you'd tell the difficulties of going back and forth? Not just like we were learning them, but actually I've been playing both of those five games. Yeah, it's pretty difficult. Especially during the game, you have to put the whole mind around. It's a lot easier in practice because it's not getting like seven down, but like going back to my end game.

1:32:18It's pretty hard, but like in high school, it was every other player I was in back in front of the triple out. So I knew it, I was comfortable with it. And sometimes I just take it, but I'm walking to a round two times. I'm kind of scared of that, like, I say it to be the same, but I can't. And I'm one of the times I get into my head. I bring in two tactics, and it's pretty hard to tell the other way around. I'm just going to be putting it off in a certain type of tactics. I'm going to put it out in a certain way. Yeah, so like, I got to set the example. And then like, my first two weeks here, I was like teaching them. I don't know what they're expecting these players because I've seen some new players with them. And even new defense, like technique two, because I keep saying technique. And I'm just helping them out because we need all of that. What did you like, what did the idea of playing tag-roganic kind of about? Did you like about like, rap, the season, or the football and games? What did you think, when did you have a bad guy come about?

1:33:18It came close to the springtime. They wanted to have, they just wanted to have a good fight out there. And they don't play the best, so they just didn't get the chance. What did you like to do all of the time? They're awesome. They're great. A lot of eyes, and it's awesome because everyone's watching something. It's not like someone's only watching this place, so you know what's going on. I got to feedback to get, like, after a play, after a practice, from all three off to all five. It's awesome. They tell you like everything, because they know what's the last time I had with Coach Johnson and Coach Dickies watching, watching, watching the coach, but when it feels a lot to them, right? You know what's going on, it's great. How has the experience that you got the big reps and the big games, all that helped you, like, coming into the side? I really boost my confidence, and I can lead the young guys too, because I know what's going on, because they really don't really miss this first time spring, so I like to do them. My stuff's like, just that leadership of them. Versatility has also been mentioned a lot. Three off both sides of the ball, playing in different spots.

1:34:20Can you elaborate on that? Yeah. Yeah, I can beat that up question a lot more time. Can you just talk about the versatility that Coach Chase has been talking a lot about that up both sides of the ball? Are you guys in different spots being able to win? Yeah, so, like, you all have seen it last year. We lost two stars, all maybe starters, so, like, really guys need to stepped up and, like, going to season, I didn't know I was going to be playing the start of the left guard, and then I didn't really know I was going to beat bounce over the right, and what a donny knew is when bounce out the tackle, so, like, it really helps everyone. I think a lot of guys that season are playing more positions, and it's going to help us in football. Which run, donny in, jogger, set, and all that. Just, like, technique wise, they really helped me, like, pretty snap stuff, and I know I'm like, what's going on? What's going on? You guys, thank you, and I'm, like, pretty placed, and stuff like that. All right. Thank you. Thanks, guys. DT, how would you describe the mentality of the defense right now, getting this opportunity for a rematch in the world?

1:35:21Yeah, hungry and thankful. I mean, we know how the last time we had a chip on our shoulder. I mean, we were riding high before that game, and we took that loss, and we came back how to make a couple of changes. But I think we understand what, you know, everything's at stake right now. You know, just fighting to where another house, stage, or anything like that. And that's what's on stake, and just to be able to represent this state and this team. I mean, we understand what's on the line, and, you know, we're just hungry and blessed that we get this opportunity to play in the Rose Bowl. Right behind your Adam King, WBNS. What do you remember most about walking off the field in Eugene? What was kind of off your eyes in that moment? I mean, there was a... I don't think anybody imagined it. Imagine us losing. You know, I didn't. That's for sure. And I think after that, it was kind of hit deep. But I understand it that, man, we still... There's still a lot of ball left to be played. I mean, you can let it sting for a little bit, but, you know, if you let it carry over too long, then, you know, there goes...

1:36:23There goes your whole season, but I think we did a great job of just... understanding, coming together in this room right here. Not being afraid of display or hold accountability for one another. And, you know, as that happened, we came back, we grouped, and, you know, we're just... We're just going right now. And I'm just blessed for those specific moments, you know, losing. I mean, no one wants to lose, but the testimonies and the things you're taught within those little situations speaks of all of you. That's our old rock, Vladimir D'Roll. Jay, what did you see in from King Yada in the last couple of weeks? Was there like a push from him? Did there be any conversation with him? We can see like he's playing some special ball in Tennessee. Yeah, I mean, that's my boy. He's in the R2X club, too, but, you know, Keata. I mean, every time his numbers call, he goes out there and makes the most of it, no matter where we are in the game. When he goes out there, he's just hungry.

1:37:23He wants to go make plays, and, you know, we see it in practice, so it's not surprising to us. Bill Rebino, let's play this back. Dylan gave us obviously a very elusive and a talented, and he's not very tall. How important it could be to just kind of stay in your past rush lanes and neglect a lot of balls and kind of make a difference that way? Yeah, I think it just comes on being disciplined, knowing who you're playing against. He said, Dylan, he's a, he's sure, but he's very elusive. I mean, he can, he is making throws. I mean, he get out the pike, he can do everything. So I think for us, we just have to discipline him and just continue to just meet with Coach Jay, meet with the Coach Knows, and understand how we can just eliminate that. One question about you and Jack. I mean, your personality seems to be a little different. You're more on the quiet side. How about you play together four years, both five store guys, kind of describe your relationship with him, friendship with him, and just kind of how you cop with each other? Man, that's my brother, like he said.

1:38:23We're different, but very alike. I think outside, like you said, he's louder, I'm quiet, but once we're on that field, we're like the same person. We'll do anything for this team. We'll die for our players, and we'll give everything we got. We've been together for four years, correct? Yeah, fall camps. Yeah, sometimes go over there, slip over there. So yeah. There's the neat one who's the messy one. We have our share of days when I'm neat, he's neat, or we might both be messy, but we do a good job. Yeah, I would probably say I would better pick the Jack though. Tony Gertman, Bucket Hill. When you're playing a team for the second time, and that was almost a season to go by now, how much of, are you at square one with the scouting and the preparation, or how much do you take from that game? How much do you avoid taking so that you don't have any preconceived notions of what you're going up against on the offensive line? I say it's pretty 50-50. I mean, that game, like you said, it was a while ago, but at the same time they elevated as a team,

1:39:26so did we, so we understand that they had, they made some changes for sure. There's a certain density we can take back from that game, but we also understand that they went on a little run after that, and we can see that they elevated as an offense, so we just got to continue to watch those games, dissect other games, and just continue to see what stands out and what they changed from the past game. We got a couple calls on Zoom that will wrap up with, first we have Nick Hamilton from Nightcast Media. Nick? I just wanted to ask you basically about the synergy of this defense, and how you guys were able to not only celebrate the triumphs, but get through the adversity, be able to be this top-notch defense that you are in college football today. Here, Pete, the question one more time. Yeah, no problem. I wanted to ask you about the synergy you are able to develop over the course of the season, obviously celebrating the triumphs, but also getting through the adversity to where you go all the top-notch defense that you all are today.

1:40:30Yeah, I mean, like you said, we went through a lot of trials to trials, but there's also, there's a lot of things we can take away from all the wins and losses, and from those wins, we understood that, hey, we can be the best defense in the country, and from those losses, we understand that there's still things that need to be fixed, and I think when you take all that in, and at once, that comes out to the common goal, or the common top, which is, there's always learning points everywhere, and depending how we dissect those games, or how we just continue to come as one and elevate, we continue to just collect all those learning points, and just continue to grow from them. And one final question. Joey Kaufman, Columbus Dispatch. JT, what have you guys done better in the Tennessee game, and just late in the season, do you think about turning some of the pressures that you've got on the quarterbacks and the sacks, and getting home in some of those situations? Yeah, I think it was more just understanding the defense as a whole, understanding everybody's job.

1:41:33I think as the season went on, we had to understand that, you know, we have to know what's going on in the back, and we also know what's going on with the linebacker crew to understand what plays we have room for freedom. And I think once we understood that, and got a better understanding of everybody's job, I mean, it showed this play, because everybody knows what each other's doing. It's not like the lineback's know what they're doing. The corners and BI, they know only their job. I think we all know each other's job, and we continue to ask each other questions on, you know, if they're listening to how they can get to the quarterback, and if I'm dropping, playing quarterbacks, I can ask Cody on how to open field tackle it. So, you know, we just kind of lean on each other's understanding, because, you know, like I said, like Denzel knows how to play corner-bending, and I know how to play corner. So, you know, he has more wisdom at that position than I do. JT, thank you very much. Thank you. Thanks, man. The first day of the moment is like Dev and the ball's kind of coming the way. Definitely, a little bit of both.

1:42:34Obviously, I just wanted the team to win. I think we got a chance to win. You know, Death and Tours ended a stretch that last drive. I was a couple of plays here, a couple of calls that he made me should have gotten. But, I think the frustration more so it just comes from, you know, wanting to win more or anything. You said he was a little surprised how much attention you got right away from defense. How about you? Yeah, Death and Tours. We maybe killed him or one of ones kind of how the game plan was set up. You didn't go like, you know, different coverage of the cloud to my side, and this is kind of how the game goes. What's the process been, Alex sometimes, where, for whatever reason, just to see that. Yeah, definitely. Especially in college, a lot of the game fans defensively were tick me a leg. You know, we had a lot of success at a high-speed, but one of the ball had in different weapons. They kind of still get the victories. And I was, yeah, you continue to do better jobs when I hear. The communication, the process, been like post-game, getting on the same page with Kyler, just, you guys exchange text, or, you guys get into the film.

1:43:36Yeah, the film, definitely, kind of asking what did I see there, or kind of go over and play. And I just kind of give him what I saw, and kind of different feedback there, exchange words. Mark, I get it. We're asking questions about the previous game. Are you the type of guy to let a game like that winger, or how do you flush it? You got to move on. Got to move on. It's a long season guy. It's like 16 more of them. Hopefully, no, I can stay healthy throughout the year, and just continue to build and get better each week. You guys did so much work throughout the off season to get on the same page. How different is it when you get into that regular season camp? Yeah, it's totally different. It's totally different. You can do a lot of things, you know, in shirts and shorts, and then once you go out there, put practice, and you get pads on. You do like the joint practice, you do the colds, but there's nothing like actually going out there, and live action, and really trying to be on the same page. So I think that would really shift with the team to develop, and it would develop. Is that it, just a matter of reps then, as well as anything? Yeah, definitely. Definitely. Like I said, that was kind of my first live action together. So it's going to continue.

1:44:36When you're early impressions on it, do you want to be able to feel together, and what's your own increases in your voice? What's your average? Yeah, but, now obviously, I have a deaf serve respect, and a JG's call, or preseason, and obviously be all feel really healthy. That's kind of the most important thing, and obviously, that's all healthy going for it. So, that's it. What are your early impressions of the Rams? What do you think of the Rams? Yeah, I mean, they're a good team. They're a good physical team. I got a new, a lot of new guys up front, I think. That's kind of where they're strong, so it is. Kind of a little different to Buffalo, come over a little match coverage. So I'm excited to build this. Personally, when the bells take you to one of them, I was told it's going to be getting a little bit of a gut feeling. Wasn't many of them. Wasn't many of them. I thought I needed to. I'm sure you think game versus just playing. You're not getting a preseason game, actually. I think it's a lot. Definitely, definitely thinking a lot out there, and I think I'll come with reps. I think to think and less, and just going out there and playing, definitely come with reps,

1:45:36and it's something you're all getting better at, but I think definitely, I was thinking a lot out there. Is there anything you can do to prove that? That's from the coverage. Anything you can do to the past, because you're going to fix that a lot on the side of the front. Yeah, I mean, you just got to team, you know yourself, make yourself available. The one the ball does, can be made, making the play. But he's just taking you away, that means other guys are having a chance to get open. That's how kind of high it is. No longer since it's you, no offense. That's the best thing for us. That kind of thing would be with Tyler. Is this something that comes pretty quickly in a new game? Or something like that? Hopefully sooner or later, I think. We'll continue to see. I don't think we're in a bad place right now at all. Obviously, I don't really think that. But just the live reps will continue to grow and show. Anything and how I'd maybe be different than somebody else, maybe not like to practice, at least like the legal positivity. You know what I mean? So, he, the energy I would be on, just like hyperb, you know, I'm just like to, so I was kind of, how I would be going on,

1:46:39living my whole life on again. I felt team captain, like specifically, in NFL, I wasn't a captain in high school. I wasn't a captain in college. But I want to make a joke, I was in high school. So I feel like I'm not going to be a captain like it's that I felt. But that would be awesome, you know, but, you know, that happens, I'd be great. But not either way, I want to assume a role as a captain from the perspective of the guys, until they were visual words. And to get back in that way. Yeah, I mean, I can't say that, I mean, I guess the biggest thing is that I felt like it has felt like how you used to in the past, but it didn't take just the first LTAs, it took training left and right once this season, because I know what it was going to be. So, I took a lot of reps, just to give back to feeling like myself,

1:47:39for what they want LTAs, and then that whole first week, but now like today specifically, just changing some small things with my feet. I've been seeing it talking about the long coach, about some things I can do with my feet to get to that, but to sell on that traditional angle that I love to sit on, I thought I felt great already, but I felt even better. So I need to work sites a little more, now I'm getting my feet back, and how I like the right side, and I'm on the left side, so I'm on the right side. I mean, obviously I feel like in the league, whether I left the right, you're still going against Premier Guy, so obviously they have high expectations for the left and right tackle, but definitely the level of energy and the expectations definitely take the human strength, because now tonight it applies, that's the, as the tackle world, you know, so yeah, I would say in terms of communications, far as just even outside of the facility, just stuff like that, really crazy, but tackle quarterback,

1:48:41bond even more off the field, I think has been something that's even the cool, I got the text one day, and I said, hey, you put it up, I was like, you know, yeah, I've been training both, I've been training both, you know, I asked after the season there, like honestly, you know, we'll talk to you in some way in the season, and I just got the text one, depending on what happens with the free agency, then so I was like, you know what, I had an O-season right tackle, so if I get the word, I'm going, I'm standing right tackle, I'll just do what I did before, I'm a build on that, but I was like, I'm going to be like, I was trying to left tackle now, as if we're going to be left tackle, and I'd rather do that, than train on right tackle with the call A, to left tackle my cool, I didn't switch my feet yet. You know what I mean, so I'm like, let me just prepare an advance, you know, I think occasionally on third down, there would be a lot of twists, that was just not like it's automatic, it's kind of common, and I think that was my mindset for like the first half of the season,

1:49:42like I didn't have to go into the game with some pros, like oh my gosh, I did that, I kind of figured like, okay, this is the type of rush, I'm going to get it, this is how this guy usually rushes, if I get the vibe, this is how it begins, like the rush, you know, tackles that, you know, first year guys, you got the premier patch on, already you know, what it was going to be, already you know, will be every stunt, and honestly just knowing that's kind of an advantage to, so you're not, you're not, oh, the brother twists on my side again, it was never air goblin, but they come out from my side, three plays in a row, and two minutes, I do that, and it was annoying, and they said a lot of, you know what I mean, I'm watching more everybody else, and he rarely, you know, it goes out there, occasionally on third down, I was like, you know, he's going to pick me, you know what I mean, so, effect, it's kind of, it's also kind of an advantage in a way, but it's also exciting, like, okay, I'm going to give the, hardest look, you know, so it's a real, real reps, you know, the big, so, really out on our way to kind of process,

1:50:44that I was like, hey, when I told me, let me know about, I'm just going to train it, I was training all the left, so TAs, I guess if I didn't hear anything about TAs, I would've came in like, so, you know what I mean? Because just like, I'm cool with training both, I would've been cool with training both continually, but I feel like anybody, any position will feel like, okay, like, you want as soon as possible, to give your feet kind of subtle in, your hips subtle in, your hands, so then, a certain kind of way. Would it have been harder to hit your work bowl during how to use? No, no, but, they're definitely, sometimes the development, is definitely a lot faster, they're staying on one side, but I think having that, the weeks that we had to transition with the seasons over, I'd like to respond, you know. Okay, I'm trying to get up, put up on the hard, I mean, week, things out of town right now,

1:51:44but when it comes back, I'm showing them to the one house, so I've got a house that's not too far from, so I told them, I got that house, like, I got a yellow outside, DJ. You know what I mean? So, yeah. That's doesn't, has any stock or anything, doesn't mean anything, so, we're, we have to play on Friday, and that's really all that matters. We're going to take two more from Zoom before turning it back. Our first one's going to come from Stephen from Cleveland.com. Go ahead. Well, it's the fun, I'm sorry. Hey, Caleb, we've seen, you were talking about the Ohio State Office and the success that they've had. Obviously, Jeremiah has been a big part of that. What's it been like this year going against him in practice, and, you know, after doing that, does it surprise you at all to see him having a success he's had as a freshman? No, it doesn't bring me surprises. It was pretty, pretty easy to see the talent that he has and the blessings that God has put on his plate.

1:52:44But it's always a, it's always a challenge going against Jeremiah and the other receivers in Mecca and Karnel in practice. And even guys like Brandon and his impression Rogers, they do a great job bringing lists for the defense and create a lot of obstacles. I'll find a question from Zoom. It's going to come from Dan Hope. Go ahead, Dan. Caleb, you, Quinn had a lot of success against you guys when you played him at Alabama last year. Just what do you remember from going up against him last year and what can you learn from that game? Really smart quarterback knows how to operate their offense. Push the ball in the right places. And then Coach Narkeeson does a great job putting him in positions to win. All right, back to you. Jerry, back to you. Yep, thank you, Rob Aller. Columbus Dispatch, Caleb, JT and Jack Lannopson side. So they is opposite off the field. As they are on in terms of personality and just the people they are. They're offices, but they are also like one of the closest people

1:53:44I know they spend a lot of time together. They have come from different sides of the country so they are different people for sure. But they are both really great people and really great men. I'm sorry I respect both of them. Yeah, I think that's the personality. How did you do that? I'm not going to do that. I'm sorry I'm not going to do that. I'm going to ask the Warren podcast. Throughout the season we would always see you on Wednesday nights and late and we would be some of the last people off the field. Are the things that you are working on after a practice always the same? Is it a routine? What are the things that you are hoping to get out of those extra moments after practice? It's a routine, pretty much the keys that we need to go into the game with. And then also changes week to week on based on what our jobs are going to put us into doing. So every week we go through the same things and then we add certain things that we do for the team that we play.

1:54:47Is it going to ask us to accomplish? Bill, we are bit of a one. It's full of misdispatch. Yeah, I already got one here. Oh okay, Joey Goplin, call of misdispatch. Kelvin? When? Texas uses play action and they use play action to prepare bit of what are they do well in those spots? What's the key thing you guys in those moments with Quinn? They do a really good job with IKandy. And it creates a lot of challenges for defense in order to see if it's runner pass and to see, because that's when they're going to take their shots too as well. So really just having great eye discipline, seeing the line and seeing what it's telling us. So that's what it does. Deep right, Nick Walker, Letterman, roll. Hey, look, you guys had a pretty good game plan for Tyler Warren. What do you guys play? You guys have another Texas has a good tie-in and Gunnar Hound. What are you guys going to have to do to limit him and how do you think about his game? He's a really good player. He makes a lot of plays and he has a lot of receiving yards this year. So really just do the same thing we've done all year.

1:55:48Just be disciplined in our responsibilities. And if you're on them, you've got to make a play when it comes. Right, one of the main drillists. Playman.com. When you, the receivers, is kind of a whole, you know, they spread ball around and seems like a lot of what stands out about, you know, the way they take them. That's a lot of really good athletes. I play with Isaiah Bond, last year, who's a really great receiver, a lot of speed. And then all the receivers have made a lot of plays. So I mean, everybody has to be on their peasy queue as if we're going to stop them and have a do a really good job. From a role here, Tim May, Letterman, roll. Yeah, kill, but you moved up here and I don't have to tell you when you moved it basically a year ago. And so it was a little bit of a leap of faith because you know, you know how many athletes are on this team. Good athletes to stuff, but when did you really feel this defense come into its own? And then then pass that man, watching in the Rose Bowl, you're recognition of what was coming seem to be on point.

1:56:49Did it feel like that? I mean, you personally. I think the defense has played really well throughout the season. I think we've had games where we played better and games where we haven't put it all together, but I think that's how all defenses are. So I can't say there's a certain moment where I think we put it together. But what was your second part of your question? You seem really on point against Oregon about recognizing what was what was coming. I mean, you were really active out there directing and things like that. Did it feel like that? I guess. I feel like, as Luke said earlier, the preparation that we put in goes into that and just feeling comfortable and what we're doing, what we're seeing with the other teams. I feel like that allows us to play fast and me and Laketon to communicate to everybody else. Do I miss anyone for questions here? Steve, how long have you been playing in this sports? Yeah, Caleb, but you came to Ohio State to play for National Championship. And there were a lot of ups and downs throughout the season.

1:57:49Just to be in this position, the last four teams still alive. You feel validated by that. And did you always have faith that this is how it was going to turn out? I came to Ohio State to become a better player and to help the team be as good as it can be, not to win a national championship. Like that wasn't the only goal for me coming here. I really just wanted to be on the team and be with the brotherhood. But it's a great feeling being in the final four and being with the team and everything that comes with that. But it's a blessing to be here. And one final question, Bill, where Ben wants to play this game? I did want to follow up. When I talked to you at the back of the game, you said, when they scored their first and second touchdown, you were really hot on the sidelines. What was your message to the team? And you know, that's a good offense. They're going to score against most teams. Why were you so hot? Really just because we didn't execute, which let them score. So we've done that a lot, which is something we can't do in these big games and these games where it's willing to go home.

1:58:51So we got to make the plays when they come and get our competitive excellence as Coach Dases make the play where your number's called. Caleb, thank you very much. I feel like they're definitely picking up quick. I mean, I was in their shoes one time and I had Zach Harrison, Javonte, and Tyler Friedell, in front of me. So I feel like I'm just trying to be one of those peers that they work for me and kind of just give them the steps to get there. And I feel like they're definitely picking up quick and they're definitely going to be one of the great rushmen. I don't know if it's going to be a good match. I don't know if it's going to be a good match or not. So the only coach that you're talking about, JT and Jack probably don't need a ton of day experience. So you have some of the opportunities for you to be out of them. Is there a difference in the work going because you've been getting through the half of the champ with the last couple? I feel like all the camps I've definitely gotten a big coursework and I love that. So I asked Coach J4, I love getting more reps because I just like protecting my craft. So I mean, some people may not need it, some people need it, but I mean, I just like to give you as many reps as I can. What do you think about that coursework?

1:59:51I mean, for me, it's always just kind of getting my little details perfectly, like my steps, my footing, kind of just perfecting my toolbox and what we call it and my craft and just trying to be a second winner every place we're trying to do. Yeah, definitely just getting stronger faster, everything all the above. But one of my big things is being leader and kind of just not trying to look, steal look up to Jack and JT and kind of have my own kind of leadership and be able to bring people into. So I feel like I kind of have a lot of leaders on the D line and I think the end position, so we kind of all kind of just bounce off each other and go. It's good competitive, we love it. We're all competitive people, we all love to fish each other and I feel like we're bringing the best side of all.

2:00:52We're all just kind of bouncing off each other and seeing what one person does and kind of building into our toolbox and we all kind of build one great thing. You remember last year when you got the shot at full backing, and did they approach you with that idea and you could actually see them? I mean, how did that come about? Because you heard Jack saw your flop in. You could have touched that. So I definitely did it in high school. I was pulled back and a little bit of tidied in. So I feel like it kind of saw what I could do there in Coach Wilson, honestly. He loved watching it too, before he left. I feel like he planned that seat in Coach Day's head and Coach Day kind of just went for it and tried to do the best I could to do it. Is that continuing now? Do you have anything in the screen? New playbook, I did not know yet. I haven't got that far. How tough was that? Do you have a look at tackle? I like to think myself as a football player. I can really play any position on the field you need me to. Just give me a weaker two to learn it and kind of perfect it and try to do my best for you.

2:01:52Kid Jack, you're the same thing. Oh yeah. Graphically, that's why. I was talking to Coach Johnson on Tuesday about some of the conversations. I sort of saw you and got out to have some conversations after JT and Jack decided to come back. I kind of went into those for your perspective and how did that help you maybe get the right mindset I guess when you did this. Definitely kind of seeing it all the way through. I feel like people kind of just see what happened and they don't know everything that goes into it, how long the season is now. What you got to do to prepare for and what happened in all that time from here to then. So I feel like we definitely just coached in, we kind of connected, we kind of just talked, man or man. And he kind of just set it straight to me and I feel like we kind of both have been honest and we know we're making it. We're making each other better every day and we got the four best DNs, five best DNs honestly. And then Coach football and we're going to be one of the best D-Lines and Coach football. But you feel like a better player today than you were again this year. I feel like I've taken big steps in my roles of just being responsible and being more of a leader and kind of stepping up and taking a step to kind of get out there more on the team and kind of bring people in.

2:03:02And I feel like I'm kind of helping out more. How do you record your head around the hospital? So the TGFC? Does that sound? I mean it sounds bizarre but I mean the season goes by so fast already. So when you're kind of like week 10 and you're like wow it's already week 10. So now it's kind of, it keeps you more time to kind of enjoy it and kind of savor it because you've come already here for a feeling of freshness to face crazy. But you don't want to spend all your powder in the first month of the year right? Oh yeah. There is a, that pace yourself there. I mean there is a mindset that I did that season. Yeah definitely definitely going to have the mental stability to handle all those weeks and all those practices. How much has Larry talked to you guys around like that? Last question right here. You know what you said in 2017? 4 NFL 2 Feds of Reds All in San Diego? How much does he talk to that guy? I mean he doesn't have to talk about it. We know about it. We've seen it every day. We watch the film. We see him all working together. We know what it could be. We know we could become. So we know we're right at the same, we're at the right place at the right time. And God wanted us to be here and he knew we wanted us all to come together and kind of play together and be able to bounce off and just perfect our craft together.

2:04:08And I feel like we all are just great individuals and we come together at something special. Doing it. What are the deliberations? I'm surprised it's even a conversation. Like it should always be live. I'll tell you. I'll tell you. Tell you. Tell you play football. So obviously there's a proximity to the season which is a little reckless. I understand that. But in spring when you're competing for jobs, I mean if I'm a quarterback, I'm massing to be live so I can show him how I'm different than, you know, anyone that can't be live. You know what I mean? You're always trying to find an edge and if you're never fully alive, I don't think you fully give guys opportunity to be who they want to be or who they can be. So that being said, you know, I will cast my vote but that will not be my final decision on that. But I will cast my vote. I think guys have handed it well. It was good for all parties involved and more we can do that better but ensure that is coming to a close here very quickly. So. That would be 24-7.

2:05:09Right. Jeremiah off the field we saw after practice on this Saturday that the mob that came to get autographs and things. When you're working with him on all these things you're talking about but also dealing with the life of being one of the biggest names in college football, how do you help mentor him in that aspect? Yeah, I mean, it's a blessing to be able to be in a position where you know can provide insight or I wouldn't say recommendations but just give perspective. Well, he chooses to receive the first perspective or not one or not. I mean, he always does but which is fine. But to be in that position is really humbling. That being said, he does a really good job on his own. He doesn't need to check the one too much. He's really done a great job. Again, the way he was raised and his morals and humble would always sign and taking pictures. I'm always trying to be the bad guy for him because he's not going to be and just says again more about his character.

2:06:09But he's not the only guy. Any guy would kind of do that. We have a group full of awesome young guys but Jeremiah has done a great job with it. He's got a good job with it, handling it and it's definitely growing at an exponential rate to say the least. But I think he's built for it and he's been handled at a high level. But those around them were trying to help him out a little bit. What made Queen C the first freshman to do this black striker mission? Uh-huh. Yeah, I mean, that's a good question. I think that, uh, you know, frankly, you know, I don't, I'm not really fully evolved with that. So that can be, but I wasn't. You know, I think that people on the outside, whether it be defense or even coach day or anybody brought it to my attention, you know, we're kind of just going about practice. And that's our expectation to make plays, not make mistakes. Um, and he was starting to make a lot of, a lot of plays consistently.

2:07:10Make the consistent level that he's been as a person, uh, being on, being on time and doing what his job description on each play and the ball is coming your way or making some big plays. And, uh, you know, it starts, it starts being seen by your peers and your peers started asking for it. They start barking, getting a stripe off all those kind of things. That's the ultimate sign of respect. I think when your peers, um, you know, go to your bat and he's not going for his bat. People are bringing it to your position coach. I think it speaks volumes of the, uh, the general respect that you're earning, uh, through the process. So I think something like that happened and, uh, you know, as well as served based on his peers and the other coaches. So on creation, Cleveland dot com. Ryan Day was talking about how impressed he's been this spring with Austin, Sarah, all that he's been able to do and Tyler Bohn was talking last week about the importance of the cross training and all that that goes into that. How much have you seen Austin benefit from this spring and everywhere that he's been and how big of a piece you think he's going to be regardless of where he fits on this offensive line?

2:08:11Yeah, I think Austin's been awesome. I mean, he literally, I mean, you know, what was they say? He played every spot, every position. We just move around, you know, and, uh, he handles it and you know, he's one of those guys that feel like you watch film over and over again day after day. His name never really gets brought up, you know, in a good way. Like he on the online, your name gets brought up when, uh, usually not going as well, you know, I mean, they're literally at the point of attack on every single play. So there's nowhere to hide. And so, uh, but Austin, when his name is brought up and say, man, that was a good job. A good job. Pass off that combo. Whatever. It's always positive and, uh, they really impressed with him. He started in the winter to a great job through the winter again, continuing to build a respect for his peers. And then he's going to a good job. Really good job just being a very consistent two spring. Our left, Jeff Gilbert, press pros. Brian, since you've been working more with the whole offense, when it comes to quarterback play, what has grown in your, I don't know, appreciation in that position and what those guys have to do and go through?

2:09:12What do you think more about those guys versus maybe what you thought before is just a wide receiver guy? Yeah, I mean, I mean, there's no just a wide receiver guy. If you are just a wide receiver guy, you won't be a very later on. It's all about, it's all about quarterback play, you know, so I think in that same world, though, to the point is that, you know, it ought to be a great receiver or a great receiver or, you know, receiver guy, whatever you want to call it. There's only one page, it's the quarterbacks page. So everything is based off them. There, whether it be their progression, their timing, the stresses they have is what we're trying to minimize. So if you don't fully understand the quarterback play, it's hard to maximize receiver play, I think. That being said, yeah, I mean, I'm still always learning. I think that I can't say anything's jumped out massively right now, but I would say that, you know, I guess I would say the preparation level, I mean, what is required to execute and play at a high level,

2:10:13it's just not capable in the a lot of time, right? I mean, there's only so much time where I'd be with players. If you're not willing to spend, you know, your own time getting prepared for practice to be to maximize one's ability, there's a good chance you're not going to maximize your ability. So, you know, other positions, I mean, aligns same thing, I mean, receiver play sometimes can, you know, get away from it. We do a great job studying and being in the room extra for sure, but the requirement of a quarterback to know, the fixed protections, the BR run game coordinator based on the calls, you know, to get us in different checks. I mean, there's so much thing you know, and frankly, you know, the, you know, the online is good as the quarterback, the receivers are going to the quarterback, they're often as good as the quarterback. And it's our responsibility to put guys in position to maximize what they're capable of maximizing, but their inability to notice that they need to spend extra time outside the a lot of time, I think is critical. And the amount that it takes, I guess that was maybe a little naive too, but the guys are doing a great job doing it.

2:11:15And time for just a couple more coaches got a meeting, Rob Aller, Columbus Dispatch. Brian, you know, you guys reached the mount top, you got a banner out there, national champs. I think you keep these guys grounded, being in the moment, looking ahead, not back. Are you tougher on them? Because? No, I think that. I mean, I think we have a lot of guys, you know, I think it's understanding that we were trying to build the map to get to where you wanted to get to. But now that we have the map, doesn't mean we've traveled the path. So like we know what it looks like, the guys that are here know what it's supposed to look like. The guys before us, sitting on the believable example of how to get to where you want to get to. So the focus is on trying to replicate what they just did and how they operated. Can't say we've done that right now. So it's very easy to stay motivated because they already know it's not good enough, frankly. And so the last thing they want to do is put in a ton of effort and then not reach their goals.

2:12:16So motivation, I don't think is needed. I think there is a catching up of those and maybe aren't quite sure what it takes, you know, and. But overall, motivation is not what we've needed. A clarity of message is definitely what we've been focused on. And I think the message is being received. So not concerned about, you know, motivation and the looking back, if you will. I think everyone's pretty pretty focused on being forward and knowing we haven't accomplished anything. Steve, it means. Who would you say is the leader of your water see over right now? I would say carnal tape, Brandon and his. Probably done the most most outspoken, you know, in the room. Yeah, I would say they're doing a good job. Those are probably the two guys that would jump out of my room. Yep. Brandon, he's been a vocal. Obviously, carnal taking on that role, more and being more vocal. He's a good football player. Obviously, he's going to do that.

2:13:16That process for him and becoming a more vocal leader to bring you to say that. I don't know. What was the question? Carnal, like, what do you think like the growth of it? Yeah, I mean, he's, I think he's pulled guys aside, you know, had one-on-one conversations with them. He's locked in, you know, just, I think he saw the impact that I'm eccom made in the role he played. And to think that you're going to lose that and then be a better group. Part of it doesn't mathematically make sense to him. So someone's got to set up in that role. And one, I don't know, respects him too. He knows he's capable of it. And it's just the desire and the appreciation, I think, to be at the table now, the older head. And appreciate the way I met him, probably went about his business. And so he probably valued that, appreciated that. And he's just making sure we still have that. Final question. Bill, where are you going to discuss this back? Could you assess the running back room? I think it's pretty much assumed. Both those running backs, C.J. and James think that tandem system is probably the way you're going to go again.

2:14:16How do you think this is? How is it working? And do you see third and maybe fourth guys up in the mirror? I think that, you know, in college football, any football, really, you've got to have depth in the running back room. I think that this very apparent in the NFL, it's usually a two-back system, you know, very familiarly as it one guy. But in college, I think we saw the benefit of that last year. The ability to compliment each other is really important. And the ability for us to identify what they do great and put them in good positions to be what they are. And what their best at, I should say, is really important as a coaching staff. I've been very impressed with even the younger guys, Sam and Bo, and the way they've come along, consistency, so what you're chasing, right? You're always able to, that's why you're here, but how often you do it ultimately dictates how much you play. But overall, I think locksmith on them, they understand the standard in past pro and not being a guy we got to sell about because you can't pass protect. So we were blessed, especially with Trey last year and Quen Sean.

2:15:21But no, these guys have done a good job. They're competing. They've been very coachable. It's shown a plot on film. But yeah, I mean, it's always hard on the backs. I mean, every opportunity you get to go live and break tackles really keeps you the most feedback on what these guys are capable of. If you're just playing tag out there, you never get any art. At least you shouldn't. But the running backs, you know, on contact days, I've done a good job. James has done a really good job growing. Really excited about him. Everyone's really excited about him and CJ. So, you know, I think ultimately, you know, how group the, how will, how good will the group be? It's probably based on, you know, the top, the bottom rising, right? You're gonna have some guys at the top, but, you know, where's the floor? And so I think, uh, Bo and Sam has done a really good job and many, some more guys to get healthy. But more guys on campus, but very encouraged. And you saw him improve and then McLean, I think, is a great plus.

2:16:23I mean, he is a guy that has football intelligence. He's picked it up. You know, he's kind of one of those incoming freshmen who still should be in high school. He's a guy I think you're going to point to and you can see right now he's going to be a player over to the right. Austin Ward, the podcast. What is a healthy Mitchell Melton? How does he fit in for your defense? What does he bring to it? Yeah, he's, you know, Mitch is that combination player, you know, in, in our four down, you know, he's a guy that can do a lot of things, drop, fold in there and make plays. You see some of that all the time. Really athletic, you know, we're kind of loaded at that end position. So he's going to play there. But you know, like I said last year, we, we haven't needed it. But he's a guy you would point to along with CJ Hicks, you know, for the, for the long season. People get injured. You get a little light inside. It's always hard on the defensive tackles.

2:17:28But if you're going to play with three ends, you know, that, Mitch is a guy who definitely can do all that. He has that. Over to the left, Joey Kaufman, Columbus, dispatch. Jim, you've talked about this before, but I think in past years, where you're going up against a really talented receiver group offense to encourage your players to, it's not okay if they give up the play and to go nearly almost the first half. Today, where you, the offense didn't get in the end zone until the late in the second half just. And you guys have guys down the second area. Just what, what did you think of that sort of trend and how it's evolved in the way you guys almost shut them out of the first half? Yeah, I think it's become, you know, an expectation now. You know, our DB's, you know, our BIA, Best in America, we led the country in past defense. Right? I think there's 96. What I, what I got here and it was number one last year. So they've taken that spirit. So it's a competitive spirit. It's an expectation now. It doesn't matter who we're going against. It's, it's, they view it as a standard.

2:18:36So that was good to see in the first, first half. Over to the right Spencer Holbrook, Letterman role. Jim, we've talked about safety, changing the way that you play defense in the Leo and the linebackers, but how much does having the depth that you guys have a defensive tackle change the way that you can do things defensively? Yeah, I mean, you're going to play to your strengths, you know, and that's, that's my job is to what do we have and what do we do best? And when you have defensive tackles, but I've said it before, it helped our defense so much last year, when you have defensive tackles that actually make tackles, which is what we have right now. It changes the way you call a game, you know, it certainly helps you be in better shape on explosive plays on the back end. You don't have to do a whole lot to help those guys out because they're making tackles. So you got to go, you got to go with that, you know, you got to let those guys play and, and they're good.

2:19:37So you can't get too far away from the scheme of having those defensive tackles make place because they're doing it and it works. So you got to go to the left, Tony Gurdman, Buckeye Huddle. Jim Ryan talked about the quarterback run being more of a thing with the offense here during the season, how much of when you're facing a team like that, how much does that impact your day to day throughout the week preparing for that? Yeah, it's a ton, you know, it, I think it changes everything you do on defense. You see it everywhere from the NFL on down if you have a quarterback who can make plays with his feet, your scheme better be designed that, you know, to, to take that away into account for it. So it changes the way you look at everything when you're game planning. Thank you, Donovan. Over here to the right, Tim May, the Tim May podcast. You might be the interviewer when I asked Ryan about just, for example, Calvin Simpson Hunt, but the corner seemed to be playing almost with the chip owner shoulder to a certain extent. I mean, Davis and Nick, but no, it took today personally. It looked like you know, to me, because some of the height going into the game, but what do you see from that group in particular that?

2:20:42Are you going into this off season? Yeah, when you can, when you have corners that you can count on, again, it's just like having defensive tackles in the run game, when you have corners, you can count on that are going to compete all the time, no matter what the situation is. And we've developed that again, it changes the way you call the entire game. I mean, you, you're able to leave those guys on an island. You're able to switch out converges and they know what they're doing and they take great pride in it. So having those guys out there in the development, it's a big deal. It really is. And it's not jumped into the picture over and over again. I just came in late back here anyway. Yeah, I mean, he's, he did come in late and you know, he compete, he's one of those guys that just competes every day, doesn't say much, you know, he's trying to live up to the standard or the other guys. And you, you see him coming along, you know, you see him step by step coming along and, and you know, put him in a, you know, competitive atmosphere, same step up, that's a great sign.

2:21:51And final question for coach Noel is Dan Hope, 11 Warriors. You mentioned CJ Hicks a few minutes ago. Have you seen him take the strides you need to see the spring to trust him as a guy who could be a potential starter on his defense? Yes, I mean, I think CJ has shown that he has talent and I think it's my job to put him in the best situations for him because he can be a force. You know, he's much better when he's bloodsing or he's directed because he's able to use his athletic ability, but he has certainly shown that he's going to be able to help this defense coach. Thank you very much for your time. All right, and we will bring offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach Chip Kelly to the podium now. We'll open up the questions over to the left bill Rebinovitz Columbus dispatch. Chip, what are your just general impressions of the offense coming out of spring, especially at quarterback?

2:22:53We'll look at all 15. So I think, you know, this day is is a big part of it, you know, because it was the first time they were going to play some of those guys that were going to play in front of a crowd. And it was an amazing crowd. You know, 80,000 for spring game. Now you can see some of the young guys kind of looking around like, wow, this is different than the indoor. But that's what they have to get ready to play it. So we got better from practice one practice, 15, you know, it's still an evaluation through the whole process, but it's not something in the players, though, too, that we're not making a decision walking off the field today saying, hey, this is the direction that we're going in. We'll be very authentic and look through everything and make sure that we get a really good feel for what it all looks like and then who will best move this offense. That's what our decisions can do. I do. I think we got a lot of guys there. That parts tough. I think because you got it. There's guys that deserve reps, you know, and they're all competing for it. So, you know, sometimes you'd like to be sometimes when you had a guy who was an initial starter, well, he's going to get the bulk of the reps to get them better, but they capitalize on.

2:23:53We really rolled them, you know, if you were at some of our screen practices, you're watching all those guys rotate and rotate out. And as we talk about all the time, you know, the old adges is don't count your reps, make your reps count. You know, we'll put it all together and really come up with, you know, which guy do we really feel is going to make going to help us move this offensively over to the far right bill land is the podcast Kings of the North. Hey, Chip, you said when we first talked to you that the basis of a lot of your success running the football just kind of figuring out what your guys do best and then leading into that over 15 practices now, how good of a field. Do you think you have for that? And then what did the next few months look like as you try to piece that all together? Really good question. It's interesting because the one thing that I think sometimes makes tough and an evaluation is what a good front we want to get. You know, so for 15 practices, those guys on the other side of the ball were pain, you know, Jack and JT and Tileek and those guys, but I know come fall. There's not going to be anybody more happy that we have those guys on the defensive side of the ball because of what they can do.

2:24:55So I still think we'll have to really evaluate that what we're going to what we're not what we got to get better on what we got to work on, but I think the work we got against such a quality defense was was really key for us. Over to the far left, Nathan, Barrett Cleveland dot com. So you were going this time. It came out of the spring with still a lot of question marks about the offensive line. And even I guess that last season came out with question marks. What have you seen that progress in the time that you've been here and what's your confidence level that that offensive line is going to allow this offense to do everything it wants to do this fall. Yeah, I mean, I've been here short amount of time. So I didn't know I really don't have anything to compare to so I kind of tabula rassa come in with a blank slate and just observe it. I think we're really athletic. I think Donnie and Seth and those guys inside are really smart and really intelligent. They allow you to be able to make adjustments in game. Just talking football with some of those guys. It's like, well, these guys are wired the right way and a lot of those guys have played a lot of football. So they can bank on their experience. I think we've got about four guys that have played significant amount of snaps and we've got to make sure we can find out who the fifth guy is.

2:26:02But that's similar to where the quarterback spot is. I think I also think of the offensive line. You're not going to play a 16 17 game season and just playing with five guys. You know, you really have to develop your depth there. There's going to be a number two center that's going to play a lot of football. There's going to be a number two guard, whether it's on either side of the ball. There's going to be a third tackle. I think you're going to get tested, especially with this new in this new playoff format. You really have to think that way. So you're not looking for five starters. You're really looking for 10 starters because you're going to have to. You're going to have to probably play 10 guys to get when you get through 16 17 game season over to the right Austin Ward, the podcast. I think it was the first play of the game, the T formation and then the reverse spin move with Will Howard. What's the inspiration for that package and that sort of rink of what the quarterback Mr. Hayes. There's a there's a looming figure around this whole program. You know, we get to go to work every day and the Woody Hayes Athletics Center. So it was good enough for Woody. We're going to stay with him. We're going to do it. We ran some last year. I think we took 21 snaps at UCLA and T in a short yardage formation for us and we've done some different things with it. But I also, I think our players had a lot of fun.

2:27:10You know, practicing that and doing some different things. So it's a small part of our offense. You know, we will not be in the T 21 times in one game. But you know, we may get it in some short yardage situations. And I think it's come back. There's a lot of schools right now that are starting to do that. You know, it's really just you're trying to, you know, you got a half a yard to get. You're trying to get your big guys in the game. And I think we use three tight ends and two running backs in our formation today with Packard being the full back in that situation. So there's a lot of different things you can do in short yardage. But a little bit of a tribute to coach coach Hayes and what he means to this program. Joey Kaufman Columbus dispatch over to the left. Chip, as you look back now, you've been here two months, 15 spring practices or something you feel best about what you've been able to accomplish with this offense. Well, I haven't accomplished anything because I didn't take a snap. But I think the most impressive thing since that dinner is how close close this football team is. You know, some programs talk about a brotherhood. This is really a brotherhood. Our practices as we talked about how good our defense is.

2:28:13It's they're highly competitive, but they're not combative. And those guys really work very, very well together, both the old line and the D line, the secondary and the receivers. The competition is the best there is in the country. That makes you better. But I think sometimes competition guys can lash out and get really combative. And then all of a sudden the fight breaks out and the fight breaks out. And we're trying to accomplish and get footballed on them. But I think the way these guys cooperate and work together as a group is a special bond. And I think you're going to need the closest team and the most connected teams on the ones that win. Over to the right here. Andy Baxter, Letterman, Rob. Jay, if obviously there's been a lot of talk about Jeremiah, but Ameca is the big return in this group. He kind of reminded everyone what he can do today. What's it been like working with him and what kind of weapon can he be for you guys? Good point. And Ameca has reminded me and the other 14 practice sessions of what he can do. Special player, you know, and and J.J. is a really talented player also. But you know, I think I think all of the whole group, a carnal tape, that's some really good things watching him this spring. And for all of them, you know, I mentioned it with the offensive line.

2:29:16I came in with a blank slate. You know, I had no opinions formed. Not that really just why I didn't just observe them. But you know that I think that white receiver is really special. And I think there's a bunch of guys in there. And again, you have to play multiple multiple games after the regular season is over. You're going to make sure you're going to need depth like that. And the fact that it's you feel a little bit comfortable right now that we got some guys there that can make some plays on the perimeter. And that really dictates how people are going to defend you know. So you got a couple really good running back. You know, so really going to load the box. Are you really going to load the box and leave those guys in one on coverage? Well, then it's the quarterbacks responsibility to decipher that and get the ball of those guys. So we're do they at least a double coverage a list of double coverage. And now it's a little bit lighter box and you can run the ball. So having too many weapons is a good problem to have. Second roll left pat Murphy 24 seven sports chip. We've talked a lot about kind of the quarterbacks maybe fine for the starting spot. But some of the younger guys. What have you seen from them?

2:30:17We've gotten opportunities to see more of them today than we probably have. What's your assessment of them as they kind of get in this. I always am so impressed with young guys that enroll early in watching how they get acclimated and what they do. You know, when you look at Julian and Aaron and JJ, you know, they should be in the hot lunch line of their high school. And they're out here playing in front of 80,000 people. And they've really progressed when you watch them in meetings and listen to them. And they interpret. You know, so basically the whole concept is we throw them in the deep end and see if they can swim. You know, this we didn't baby anything. We don't put the install in with. Hey, you guys are in. We're an install this with the older players. And then you guys, you know, go sit at the kitty table and we're just going to do the really simple things with you. You know, they get it all in the more they can digest the more when you're in a room when you're checking for understanding and asking questions. And they can spit back to you the more confidence you have when they get in there with the plays that you can call form. So those guys have been impressive. They're still learning.

2:31:20You know, they were the guys today that were kind of looking around and saying, wow, there's like 80,000 people here along with the offensive coordinator in the quarterback coach because I was kind of looking around because I'd actually never been in the stadium until yesterday when we had our 14th practice in there. So I played Ohio State once when I was at Oregon, but that was in the Rose Bulls. I had never been actually in the stadium until yesterday. So I caught myself when I went into the stadium today looking around saying 80,000 for spring. Again, that's impressive. Got time for just a few more folks over here to the right Dylan Davis Delaware Gazette. Given what you just said about throwing them into the deep end, what stood out the most about Julian's progression through 15 practices and where he is as you guys head out of spring. Julian is a very fast processor. You know, he really thinks very, very quickly on his feet. Like he makes really quick decisions. He doesn't stick on and read. He can progress and any sees things really well for a young player. You know, in not having been exposed to a lot of college defenses and especially what Jim does. Jim can make a young freshman quarterback cry with some of the stuff he does.

2:32:31But, you know, I never saw that with Jules and I that's been impressive his ability to retain and, you know, him and JJ, the compliment I would say to him is if you got here and you didn't know what class they were in, you wouldn't say that those guys are freshmen in terms of how they've picked things up and, you know, sometimes freshmen, act like freshmen. But the guys who are special, they don't act like freshmen, you know, they act like football players and those are two guys that are, for example, so far left. Cameron T. Robinson, the athletic chip, you on the topic of freshmen, James people's exam, got around the second half. You talk about how deep you need to be in this era of college football. But as you search for RB3, what did you see from them today and what has their growth been like in this spring? Yeah, James really flashed early for me, not knowing again, kind of, let's just take, don't worry about what the background is, where they're from, who they are. Did this guy have this stars, that's kind of that stars, it's the raw bakai, since this is how they do it. I think James has got really good feel and vision. He can hit things.

2:33:34I thought San did some really good things today. T.C. is another guy who really came along during the spring and work constantly talking in our staff meetings about depth. We're very cognizant of the fact that the playoff situation has changed. So you have to develop that depth, you know, used to be maybe have a parent of spare was what everybody says, but I think you may have to have more than that. You're talking about 16, 17 games. You're really going to be tested that way. So I was really happy with how those young guys have come along here in the 15 training sessions that we've had. Over here to the right, Tim May, the Tim May podcast. Thank you, Jerry. You have your own podcast. Yeah. Like these guys all had like a name next to their. Yeah, that's a great show. Okay. That's pretty cool. He must have some juice if you got your name in your podcast. Definitely. Okay. By the way, it's not just the lunch last, the hot lunch last, well, it's a hot lunch line. Yeah. Just too quick. He's number one. Do you feel compelled to let these quarterbacks know where they stand?

2:34:34Yeah. He's coming up Tuesday. You know, to me, they're. Yeah. You know, where does that go? I mean, in your mind. Yeah. We're all sit down as a staff and visit me. And then Ryan, I mean, he does an unbelievable job of, I think, all our players understand where they fit and what, what the picture is. And we'll give them our assessment. This isn't, you know, we're not going to come back. But we do it after every day. They know where they stood after practice. One after two, after three, after four, we grade everything. They're getting constant feedback in terms of where we are. And then after 15, which we had today. But, but we can't do it unless you watch the film and can really look at the things. Because you may see something, but you're on the sideline. You know, why did he make that decision? Well, I couldn't really see the field safety from where he was. Okay. Now I understand why you made that decision. So, you know, what, but they'll, we'll meetings with all our players. And that's, that's always been the method. So this week during, you know, between one day through Friday, we're all scheduled. No one's going on the road. We're recruiting until after that. But we're all a player meeting. He said every position, you know, offensive line, defensive line, linebacker, safety is everybody. Everybody's going to sit down with their position coaches and know where they sit.

2:35:37And we see them. But do you feel a pressure with the, with the transfer portal looming? I mean, you've been a head coach for a long time. I mean, is that on your mind at TSD? Yeah, I think all the words were aware of it. I'm 100%. And I don't think it's pressure. But I think you just open lines of communication and everybody knows, you know, which, what your evaluation was through the training sessions that we have. Guys, we got to have, we got real quick. God, last two questions. Dan Hope and then Rob Aller. I feel like you need to have a starting quarterback named by and whatever biggest things you're going to be looking for between now and then and determining who that guy's going to be. Well, between now and, and whatever then is we're not allowed as coaches to go back out and practice with him. You know, in college football, you get 15 training sessions in the, in the off season. And then they'll go back to work and with Mick in the, in the weight room and getting bigger, getting faster, getting stronger. They'll have organized activities themselves. And they, they do a really good job of that. But once there's a football out, like we're not allowed to be there to evaluate and even assess.

2:36:40So they're really from a football standpoint on their own until August. So you always want to do it earlier. But I also believe every time I've, I've been involved in this is that it kind of happens organically and authentically. You know, because the players know. If you say, hey, we decided we're going to be with Joe and they all think it's Tim. You know, they know they're in the locker room with them every day. Players, players understand, you know, who they feel is the guy and most of the time it. The decision is very obvious. You know, when you just say, hey, this is where we are with it. You know. But there's that timetable thing. I don't, I don't, I can't give you an exact timetable on that. So Rob. Chip, you talk about Julian, but typically in your experience, you've done it again, like Tim said a long time. How long does it take for the game to slow down for a young QB? I think it depends on the individual. You know, I've had some kids where early, you know, you were like, wow, Marcus Murray, I was like that.

2:37:45Remember vividly second practice. He got to the fifth reading the progression and threw it out here in this big game. And I asked him why I do it all. I asked why, because I just want to understand it. And I said, why did you do that? And he goes, I don't know what we call that defense, but there was like a lot of guys over there. And they didn't seem like there was anybody over there. But for him to process at that time, he was right. And he came back the other day, whether that was cover 60 other day coach, I learned what you guys call the coverages. But it all happens differently. I've got guys that for two years seem like they're just, you know, they're really struggling. And then the light bulb goes off and you know, whoa, like they got it. So everybody has different learning styles. You know, our job in the evaluation process is to identify those learning styles. So you know, they cognitive learn, they an auditory learner, you know, do they learn by feel? Is it more a feel guy, you know, a more film guy? You know, it's all different. And I think we have to keep poking and prodding in in in for us as coaches. That's the challenge too is what is their best learning style?

2:38:48And how can we convey it? Because education basically is just a transportation knowledge. But it really doesn't matter what I know or what Ryan knows, it matters what they know. So that's that's always kind of what we're working on and studying and thinking about and kind of where we are and how much can they handle and then how much is too much, you know, because this may be a great play. I agree 100%. But if you don't feel it's a good play, then then why is it in? You know, I mean, and that's that's this whole feeling of process that we're all they're learning us and we're learning them. So they have identities, so do coaches really? Running quarterbacks. Is that something you've always sort of lean toward or is it year by year case by case? What advantages do you like about? Because all your guys can run a little bit. Yeah, I think a running quarterback causes problems for defense. So when when plays break down the unscheduled plays, you know, if you just go back to the recent Super Bowl on that last drive, the two big plays were my home's run.

2:39:48But Patrick my home is another runner. Andy's not calling design quarterback runs for Pat. But when the defense matches up and plays two men and turns their back to the quarterback, well, maybe the best decision is to take off. You know, the second one he took off, I'm like, he may score. You know, a lot of guys go and they want a hook side. You know, and and there's times where you have to understand if you do have a running quarterback, we talk about the best of the best ability is availability. You know, you're not low on your shoulder and taking people on, but we are always looking for quarterbacks that have the ability to run. We're not looking for running backs that can throw. You know, so you're not going to see us 20 times a game. We're running the quarterback. There are people that run it offensive styles and are really successful with it. But with this group we have right now, that's not. Now they can hurt you with the feet. We'll did it when he was at case date, you know, obviously Devon took off a couple times today air took off a couple times today. Lincoln's a really, really good athlete. Julian can run, but you know, we're not calling design quarterback runs, you know, you're not going to see. You know, I tremendous respect for coach Hayes and the legacy that he left here.

2:40:51The straight T is about as far as we go. We are not going single wing. So we are not going to snap it and run quarterback ice on quarterback power. But it is a, it's another weapon, you know, and if it also keeps defenses honest, you know, if your defensive and is going to continue to bend from the quarterback, closing the edge and he's getting first downs, within the defensive and has to stay outside and contain the quarterback. Well, then we can run the ball up and hand the ball off sometimes in our running game. Our quarterback really is a blocker. He's responsible for a defender of the defender was cheating and fitting in on the run. And then his responsibility is to make, make the defense be honest and that's really air did that a couple times today. And we had a block that safety was sticking his face in there. So we took off around the edge. What happens in next play the defense is wider. Then what do we get to do? We get a chance to handle the ball off the running game. Great coach. Thank you so much for your time and thank you for being a buck. All right. Thanks. It was definitely addressed here, you know, this preseason. I think Austin Saragall stepped up in a big way, you know, with Donnie being out. And then, you know, you know, Carson can play both guard and center, which is good.

2:41:54And you know, we've actually, you know, said has done a nice job as well. But it was good to see Austin, you know, he moved from guard to tackle a couple times and even with the ones he was in their battle in his tail off. So I think we have built some depth there, but again, you know, we got to go play some games and see where we're at. Rob all right. What's the main thing you want to see out of the old line? Yeah, you know, you know, whether it's whatever happened last year is last year, but I know that the message to our to our offensive line is we want to play one of the hardest playing offense line of the country. Now, we've got to play with technique, but at the end of the play, like knock the line of scrimmage back and play with your hair on fire as hard as you possibly can. There's a lot that goes with the playing in the offensive line. It's all the communication. There's a lot of things that have to get into place. It's been a nice job of communicating, understands the offense better now. He takes control up front and brings everybody together, which is great. But to me, like that's it. Now, we could list a bunch of other things, but to me, we've got to move the line of scrimmage. We've got to be just playing with our hair on fire and knocking people back and playing physical.

2:42:56And that's the start to game. That's the end of the game. This is a destination spot for why we see where we can go back to the early days. Maybe not for a line. You see that definitely and how do you get over that? No, I don't see it that way at all. I think we'll see what we've got this year. But I feel like we've got some really good young players in the system. I think that we should have the best offense line of the country. That's the standard here. It has been for a long time. And so we'll keep pushing towards that this year. And I think everybody in that room will take the same thing. Tony Gerbin. Brian, how's the situation with real linebacker? Yep. So, Sonny has really stepped up and played well. He's made this transition from safety to linebacker. Very well. I think he did a nice job in the spring, but you could definitely see as he went into the summer, just bigger, stronger.

2:43:56Being more comfortable closer to the line of scrimmage. It's different when you're closer to the line of scrimmage. He's doing a better job getting his hands on, you know, on offense alignment and getting off of blocks. He's doing a better job doing a better job with his hands. Like he understands the communication. The linebackers always have to be involved with the front. They can be involved and fitted to the back end. He's doing that. You know, I think he's looking forward to playing in a game and getting an idea of what it all looks like. I can tell you in practice, he's playing fast, he's playing violent. And I think he's, you know, he does a nice job of taking the meeting to the field, being very intentional about his work, but playing really hard. He's the number one right now. Yeah, I haven't talked to Jim because, you know, we'll make that final decision here over the weekend, but he's certainly the leader in the clubhouse. Can you tell Ryan, I mean, Seth McLaughlin, can tell he's been there, done that is he, as he projected that to the offensive line, you're still, when I'm saying from a leadership standpoint, a grown man.

2:44:57Yes. How does that just come up? How does it show up? There's not a bunch of ways. It just poised. It's not getting rattled when, you know, coach parks at you. It's, you know, OK, I got this. Let me get it on the control. It's seeing something in practice and being able to adjust on the move. It's being prepared when you walk on the field. It's recognizing how hard you have to play at the position. It's kind of all of those things into one. But he's got great communication up front. He talks to the guys. He's actually in there. And when you have experience like he has, you know, the game seems to slow down at times yet. He seems to be playing it at a fast lover. I spent the whole breath. I'm seeing a lot of people. You see that it's. There's a point where you got to black stripe off and I feel like you took a step in the right direction.

2:45:59When you come in the summer, it is very difficult to get on the field, especially early in the season. I think that's probably more his path right now. I think that's going to be a great. We'll give him the rep. There are miles in a different situation because he came in here in January. Anybody who comes in in January to me, I don't look at them as a freshman anymore. They've been here. They're in the program. We expect them to contribute. There's still in there right there talking and communicating.

2:47:43I think that's going to be a great day. I think that's going to be a great day. I think that's going to be a great day. That's not how it works. All those things will come into play and make an in-game adjustments. All three phases, watching the game in a tab, what the traffic identified, what happened in the last series. right now Nick is going to be the starter and you know that that competition will go into next week but right now as we head into the weekend he is the starter and the plan is ready to go the first punter to go up and go on Saturday and soccer. He's got a strong leg

2:48:45he's made it a good transition into the country but also just playing football and not Australian football which is very very different. The snap to kick has really improved you know that was one thing as he's a taller guy so the ball has to get out of his foot faster. I think he's done that his hang time has been good and he's been more consistent. You'll see you know he'll kick a few that'll just go right out of the stadium and they just got a strong strong leg so we're looking for that consistency. He's shown that here most recently so he's got the upper hand right now. And last question to your neighbor. Ryan I don't know if it's because Will maybe took a little bit longer to make a decision in December than some of the other top of the line quarterback you answered it or because maybe there was a thought he wasn't going to be the starter. It can't stay this year but it seems like people have viewed him kind of as a game manager type of quarterback. After eight months with him where

2:49:47do you see his ceiling or what what is Will's special trait to you and where do you see him taking the stuff? I see a bunch of trades there. I think the first trade is size. There's big E. He can stand in the pocket and he's strong. So I mean that's the first thing you notice about him. Again whether it's standing in the pocket with poise I think that's another trait that he has that's excellent. He he feels the rush but he stands right in there. I think the next trade is just you know his top end speed and he can run 22 miles an hour at that size which there's not a lot of guys who can do that. So I think that's an extraordinary trade and I would I would say his overall leadership command in the huddle is is another you know something that he's he's really you know growing into in the last few months when he's been here and then his accuracy. He's been very accurate since he's been here and when he knows what's going on and he can anticipate what's happening I mean it looks right just feel and and he can hurt you you know

2:50:48a bunch of different ways. So you know his ceiling that that's that's going to be kind of you know up to how he plays the season but you know I see a player who has a lot of great skills that you know translates well to the next level so you know we'll see but I know his first focus is on winning games around here. Thank you very much. Hopefully I'll take her and go away and don't have a jackson on the table. Please mean you have nerves naturally. The answer is complete I was good I was rolling. Also there's a weird mean. I was trying to find out how to say it was also the first start. Yeah. You yeah it's like I prepared well and camp and practice all week and I was I was ready. Yeah I have two multi-year starters. I did a lot I mean I couldn't ask them

2:51:50hey what we got here but I was prepared well I mean I was telling Jimmy and said it's like a way our blocks were. It'll be emotional. It's a guy from Ohio what does it mean to start it? It was always my dream to come here and play and start and having that like me as you're like keep going keep building those days and go games and keep building. What a much younger Austin though. No I don't think I told like me I asked my younger self even committing and I wouldn't believe that now having a couple of starts. Awesome has this happened faster than you. I guess you're technically a soft warm and play as a Richard. No I knew that year two I was going to see you some playing time now starting week one year two I didn't see that but like I was ready in spring

2:52:51ball like I knew I was going I was going to play some soft. What does it mean to you to not only get the opportunities to play but like you played well enough now coaching and I think that's the only way to get the opportunities to have trust you if they could get the good back there whatever the situation would be. So it's the earn that you so where we want to get to. I guess it shows like my preparation, my hard work and just everything I put into this and I just finally show it up on a field. There are moments, the soft season, the end of the spring and I can't really realize that you could play at this high level with the ones you know if you knew you did. You know when you were in camp I mean black and highly can tie every day. Like it feels a lot of confidence and doing it well and not like getting balled or anything. There is defensive deck wasn't that was the kind of game you did in spring. Hero and Jason Moore and Taiwan all those guys.

2:53:51Pretty much anyone on the deep in the mind gets your fits all the time. So and K and Mac as well. So. Can he help you? He helped me a lot. And I'm proud that he's our starting center not someone else's but I mean he's like the captain of the line. He's another voice on the line. With guys like Josh Fryer and Josh Simmons dining and Tiger that means another voice and another captain. What ways of having men with this much experience help. You're in the middle of the game. Yeah, a lot. He can tell you like before to play what's going on and like how to block someone like what you need to do and it helps a lot. Tiger talking about how calm he is and how much is that benefit of you and the guy who's kind of been there and seeing the line. It makes us more calm. Especially me and Tay, those are the first stars.

2:54:51So like we were up here with motion going high. Is that like something he tells you? Is that something you pick up on by how he's acting? How do you kind of sense what he's trying to do? It's by how he's acting. And what I mean him. We're on the side of him. Both Josh and Donnie. Like he was telling us like hey we're cool. We got it but it's pretty much like everyone. I said how much do that? We're using high pads. We didn't use the high pads in high school but you can say like try to remember the defense and you can just come on a sideline and bring them or play and get help. That's really nice. Probably the first or second. After that. I thought we'd say all right. Great. Awesome. Thank you very much. Thanks for playing. I'm glad you're working. I bet you've been a part of you and that's um, I want to say

2:55:51maybe I don't know but I mean when I first heard you got the job I was really excited because I'm one of those guys who's the tempo. I can run with the tempo. I've been playing basketball all life instead of football and I feel like just the fast pace off and so we're running and I really fit the guys we have right now. I'm really excited for that. I know you can throw a football 65 degrees. But can you kick a football 75 years ago? I'm going to go ahead and pick a question. How is your um, your roommate? I can be. He's a blessing man. I can't complain. He's a great guy. His name's Lincoln. Teen Hoes. Oh, he's a cleaner. I think we're both really clean and that's why we kind of picked each other's roommates because we're very clean and we don't like our berms really messy. Well it's true though. It's the truth. It's a real pretty clean stuff. Is it training at Tag Bullsum or if you just been all guard this spring? Oh, so far I've been all guard.

2:56:51I really don't know. Like I said, I'm taking it practice I practice. I could end up being back at Tag or I could not. But you know, I'm just really focused in on this past practice and the next one. You put a lot of work in to play here. You've been a dream just for being in Ohio kid. I'm from Ohio kid's perspective. I mean, that's the biggest switch possible. I was just like, I was just like, I was just like, I was just like, the biggest switch possible. I would have thought it would be pretty cool. What was it like just last year at first game getting on the field for the first time? It didn't feel like, this is going to be a weird answer but it feels like I was playing a game you know, if that makes sense. I was pretty locked in. I felt like just no anxiousness, no stress, no nothing. Really, I just wanted that first game. I was like, shoot out in here now. It's time to roll. You know, it didn't really hit me. I was like, it didn't even hit me after. I was like, what would you feel there? Honestly, I don't know. I felt less nervous than I did in high school and I had to make some no sense. What do you see in the comments in the chat?

2:57:51I just showed you the thing. A lot. I mean, I'm learning from Josh Ann Austin. I think Friars is one of my biggest role models here. He's my bigger brother in my first game at me. Tell him about Padilla. Yeah, no. Yeah, yeah. So yeah, Padilla and Austin, those are my guys, man. I mean, even Miles too. Three of them. Those are my roommates. And they're progressing every day as well. And I'm excited to see where they can get to. I'm excited to play on the field with them. Oh, yeah, you know, it's been really helpful. You know, just keep in my mind just settled and straightforward on the next play. What do you think is the biggest step? It's a great question. Like I said, I mean, I just need to say consistent in my word. I think that's the biggest thing for me. It's just ain't consistent. I'm worried about the next play. Yeah, there's something even actually about those big runs. You guys started turning out the same cluster. But did it beat off the each other? Absolutely. I mean, when you see defensive. And you see defensive start arguing with each other and things like that.

2:58:53I mean, nothing makes it a lot easier. You know, I have those 10-11 plays around. What was that like? This was a mission being to start feeling like you guys were feeling not that like bad. First game on a good play. I mean, it feels good to rip off these runs because I mean, we put in so much work. It was interesting. You know, seeing a product. You know, that hard work. He's going to say that. Tech Reserve since that just offensive line wise is you'll prepare this week. The top of deck in there. The Jolm. First half really this season. You know, it's not freaking Austin. It's just more of down with Jackson. I mean, enjoying the group, you know. Donovan Jackson is a very good football player. When he's on the field, he makes his presence tough. I mean, we love to train him on my home. There's no margin. Just go through. We know it can be. There was a sense of watching you guys on this week. You're even more of a force.

2:59:53It felt like watching the guys. Maybe even they help you. Did it feel authentic? Yeah, I mean, we put in the work during practice. We practice really hard. Coach, they really challenge us to practice hard. Positions. Coach, they really challenge us to practice hard. I mean, that was just a result of it. When it's rolling like that, what does it feel like being in the mix? It's a long time. It's a long time. When you work hard for something and you're able to see like what comes out of it, like that's, there's no better feeling in it. Okay. I mean, I just remember it. It's about putting it in a way you do it. No, I mean, I was really funny to see. Maybe I forget. Tiger, what has Seth been off on the practice? You guys should have first your games. What's it been like playing XM for the last two? He's, you know, he's really calm and stormy.

3:00:55You never see real panic and having a guy like that next to you. You know, you're having really played as many meaningful snaps. There's no one outside of the rest of my left and right. For Seth, you know, those guys, they do so much for this offensive line. People have talked about his intelligence really kind of showing up in the film room and on the field. Where have you noticed that intelligence and how has that helped you? Yeah, like I said, in French time, you know, when things aren't exactly looking like how we practice it, you know, we're having a guy like that that will slow down. We'll do this, this, this, and then we execute it. Having a guy like that like this, there's none better than that. Hero? What you got? I'm going to get you from this one. Yeah, I'll get you from that.

3:01:55Okay, what's my favorite cape? What's my favorite cape? Well, right, brother. Like brother? Yeah, like when you came to the movie? Uh-huh, no, that. I almost came back with a couple of sound to go some more. Take a look at it Marshall. They got a couple guys with a deep bits of red that have big tin rottings. Absolutely. I've seen 15, 7, a couple of those guys are pretty big. So some size guys? Yeah, those guys there, they're real players. They're real players, you can sell their coach well, you can sell them. They go hard, you know, they're real players over there. We've been practicing to the best of our abilities, you know, and expect them, and I'm prepared for that. So maybe we see David for G. Tech last year, the other day, they're capable of playing with the big team. They play a good ball over there, and you know, their defense plays hard. They challenge teams, you know, sometimes they might be overlooking.

3:02:57They still challenge teams, you know. And so they come out there with the mentality like, no matter who's in front of the civil war. I mean, the actions right there right in front of you right now, they're kind of a good thing and kind of a bad thing. You know, you should shift off the rest, you know, kicking back in it. You talking to your coach? Yeah, I mean, I hear from Paris every once in a while trying to not survive there too much. But it's always good to hear from guy like that, guys like the one, even Matt Jones returning back. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. And for this year, just be able to contend for that job. You know, skill set. I think it's a lot of day high that my weight, my height,

3:03:59this more regard height, when I'm fast on my feet, and I just see what he's going to take me turn out. Sometimes like basketball, I want to be on that just like defend, but if you know, you got to stay, stay square in some box. Exactly. Yeah, that's a great question. I mean, I feel like these two can answer that for the beer right now. I think KK and Nero can answer that. I don't know what to say about that. What do you guys think? We make some freaking out. I go games every day. This man is strong. I'm talking about like, you get the basketball field. You can just do a thing, he's like, he's really fast. Just the overall strength that he has. And he got the grip. He doesn't give up on the play. Like you said, he's going to go in and watch the film. He's doing everything today. You better not just see it on the field. From like this one, now back this time, you can see the improvement of the game.

3:05:01He's something like a coach, man. He's something like a coach. Chip Kelly's influence changed your mind about maybe like the idea of tackle versus garden. Obviously his offensive predeliction was for like offensive blind play and run game. Has you been a part of you settling in the guard? I want to say maybe, I don't know, but I mean, when I'm pretty sure you got the job, I was really excited because I'm one of those guys who's the tempo. I can run with the tempo, you know what I mean? I've been playing basketball all life in set up football and I feel like just the fast pace often so we're running really fits the guys we have right now. I know you can throw a football like 65 yards, but can you kick a football? 75 yards and blink it just. I actually have a question. Lincoln, what's your question? How is your room at the beat? He's a blessing man. I can't keep playing. He's a great guy. He's clean. Oh, he's cleaner.

3:06:02I think we're both really clean. That's why we kind of picked each other's roomies because we're very clean and we don't like our rooms really messy. Well, it's true though. It's true. They're both pretty clean. Luke, are you still a cross-training at tackle some or have you just been all guard this spring? So far I've been all guard. I really don't know. Like I said, I'm taking it practice by practice. I'm not like that in the eye, but I'm just really focused in on this past practice and the next one looks fun. What do you mean? You're on a cross-training? Yeah. Oh, that mean a lot. You put a lot of work in to play here. It's been a dream just for being in Ohio kid. I'm from a Ohio kid's perspective. That's the biggest wish possible. That would be pretty cool. What was it like just last year at first game getting on the field for the first time? This is gonna be a weird answer, but it feels like I was playing a game yet. If that makes sense. I was pretty locked in.

3:07:02I felt like just no anxiousness, no stress, no nothing. I just went in that first game. I'm here now. It's time to roll. It didn't really hit me. I was like, what would you feel there? And if I get out there at the end of it, I'm just like, honestly, I don't know. I felt less nervous than I did in high school. It makes no sense. What have you seen there in high school? You're just trying to get the best out of it. I mean, I'm learning from Josh Aniston. I think Friars is one of my biggest role models here. He's my big brother in my first game. Tell him I'm a Phidea. I don't know what I'm saying. Phidea, okay. No, yeah. So, yeah, Phidea and Austin, those are my guys, man. I mean, even Miles too. All three of them. Those are my roommates. I'm going to feel with them. Oh, yeah. You know, it's been really helpful. Just keeping my mind just settled and straightforward on the next blood. That's a great question.

3:08:02Like I said, I mean, I just need to take consistent in my work, I think. That's the biggest thing for me is just taking consistent and worrying about the next blood. To my game, and I was like, whoa. I never had that have no other school, like just Ohio State Phil's candy money. And that was like, whoa. That's crazy. Do you like, I mean, I'd be quiet, but also do you like that? Do you want everything that comes to mind? I do, but at the same time, I just like to be a normal person. I don't really like it. I'm going to feel, are you a showman? I mean, I just need to describe. It's kind of like your art form. Yeah, I mean, yeah. I want to feel, I'm a little bit more chipier, a little bit. But sometimes I still be quiet on the field. What's the competitive part of you? Where did that, where did you notice that about yourself? About... Oh, I've been having that, I mean, since I was like, eight, nine years old. I mean, happens. I mean, just high-end house rate, just to be competitive. That's the reason why I chose to come to Ohio State. Just to compete each and every day, just to go against the best DB group in the country. That's all I'd say is it been enhanced in the last several months.

3:09:02I mean, you want to get Ignano's and then Benzell Burk, etc. Oh, yeah. For sure. Just going to get them two guys, the best two DBs in the country. I mean, that's the reason I came here. Just going to get God just going to make me better each and every day. Yesterday, I went to the right zone. Yeah. Yeah. You didn't say a word. And then two plays later, you called one. I had a mortgage card, I was saying. You didn't say a word better. I said, I said, well, he said, when he defected a little boy, he said, I'm here. I said, okay, I'm going to be back. And I said, some be back, then when I'm going to be the play. I just walked off, that's it. When you talk about, I said, I told him, I'm coming back, right? What's it like being back to the car now, say, be back. It feels great just us three to be on the field together. We're going to make a lot of plays this year. What did you learn from that? I learned a lot, especially from Cardinal, because we both play outside. So, me just learning from him and the things he learned.

3:10:02He just teaching me. He was behind Mar and stuff like that. So, he just teaching me the game for sure. You heard that in camp, you tried to win first, got it? I said my footwork, that's the biggest thing. Me and Coach Alon was looking at that's one thing I need to get better on. So, I mean, I just worked on that in all seasons and just got better over time. What, what can still, if you're work ethic in here? What can still, my work at the event. I mean, just, I really don't know. I can't really answer that. But it just, it just, it's in me like, I just want to work. That's one thing. I think, I say, I did it for my dad. My dad really, the reason why I worked so hard, because since I was like eight years old, he just wanted me to just work and be the best at what I do. So, I mean, I really, I said it different my dad. Why actually make it this is a clip of my day, you know, like on tiny day, what it's like to show, and how it's happening on my whole video. Yeah, yeah, see. How close did you come to the show? I wasn't, I wasn't flippin' out of, I don't know why. People made it seem like it was that.

3:11:02I was a bad guy, and that's it. How did your dad set me, Jay? He set a big example on me, me just, I ain't gonna say it was only just my dad. It was, I mean, I have a cousin's name, you know, it's very pretty for the Seattle City Hall. So, I looked at the him as well, I mean, seeing what he was doing at West Virginia, it was taking Austin and Steadman Bayley. Something he was a motivation for me. And it just, all the guys that grew up before me in a Miami-Garders area, a brow area for sure, I mean, just looking at the those guys. Like, I say Brandon Enders for sure, he was a class ahead of me. So, I seen the things he was doing in the if grade. And I was just like, whoa, I mean, that's something I want to do. What do you think about the expectations for me? I mean, I had Chris Carter on my podcast, he thinks you'd be a factor from the first play, first game, et cetera. Those are big expectations. You know Brakes' goals? I really don't, I mean, I know his big expectations for me because, you know, I'm playing a country coming in and all the hype around me. So, I mean, I just try to block out all that stuff and just focus on the main thing,

3:12:04just the team and I receive a room and I lock the room. And, you know, just first game come, if I don't, you know, see the expectations that you have for me. I mean, I don't really care. I just want to go out there and win a game. I went to have a confidence through the rules of for you. When people like Chris Carter, Marvin Harrison Jr., saying, Miss Gagging the next break of the C-Riddle House Day. I mean, it's something great. I mean, I just got to go out there on the field and just show you guys that I could beat it and that's part of the great Ohio State receiver to come through here. So, I mean, it's a blessing and have that, but I mean, I just got to go out there and play and show you guys. What is it that you know about that? It means a lot for me to beat, was it the first freshman? Yeah, I mean, just, that's a blessing for me for sure. Just, you know, shows all the hard work that I put in and off the main on the way to the room and stuff. What is the maturity of my dad early? I mean, the maturity. No, just be older than, don't act my age.

3:13:06I don't go to my age. I mean, a lot of people tell me that I don't act my age. I'm way, way beyond my years. I mean, just, you just got to be mature and, you know, act. Don't act like a kid. What is it that you have a couple more questions for Jeremy? What is it about? It's about $50,000, which I'm not going to be. $730,000. Somebody made me take a cab. It's just, you know, when I see a $50,000, I mean, I just think it's, I got to make the play. It is on me, you know, matter how the ball is, if it's a bad ball, I just feel like I got to make that play. No matter what the circumstances is, you know, matter if it's a bad ball. I feel like the ball is mine. It's no matter who in front of me or, no, no matter. What is it that you're getting between the ball and the fender come from? I mean, that kind of sets you apart in my opinion a lot of ways. If you always had that neck? Oh, yeah, I did. Always had that neck. So I was like, since I started parents year, like eight or nine years old, I just found the way to, you know, make sure that ball is mine when it's in the air. And I just, I always find a way to find a way to make my quarterback look good.

3:14:07Can you say, I guess we'll be able to do that in the time, Ryan or Sam, we'll have our look more, thinking so more confident. Oh, yeah, for sure. He definitely made a big jump from industry. I like his confidence. He's starting to talk more, talk a lot of mess on the field. And I like that about my quarterback, about a lot of quarterbacks. We like to talk and, you know, just get around his prayers and make him feel good about himself. He talked on the field, you know, just, you just said a lot of stuff. I can't say, but he'll talk for sure. Okay, Jeremiah, thank you very much. Thank you guys. I was on me. My split was too, he wanted me to come. I split down so that I was that I was on me. That wasn't a good result of that play inside. It's clear that will the offense recognizes your single, about one on one. Bratz, man, they're willing to take that shot to you every time. And were you expecting to have this bigger role in the offense?

3:15:08Not at all. Just coming in, you know, just a Ohio State and just all the receivers that been here. And I was here before I got here. So I did not have no expectation that was having the role that I had right now. So I mean, I just get all the things they got and they would be in this position. Is that so real to you then to be putting up kind of numbers you already have? Oh, yes, for sure. I mean, but no job. Not still got to be finished. What does this say about the trust? He tells me a lot each and every day that you know, single, single covers, one on one. Going to you don't matter who or you don't matter. Just throwing it up. You just go to me. I just got to make a play. I was up to you realize that you're pressing you. Was there a moment in the spring or this drink camp or? I say, I say fall camp. That's really when he was just trusting me, just throwing it out. And I'm just going to go get it. Yeah, you're on the play saturday with the day you said your support was two. Yeah, two. Yeah. Yeah. I should have cut my split.

3:16:09Now I think I was, you know, like bottom of the numbers, I should have been like numbers plus numbers plus two. I believe, yeah, something like that. So that's the reason why he just played over top. And that's who is just the intersection. When you look at your numbers, you paid the history as a partial amount of highest pay. This is the whole coach program. You feel like a normal parchment. I mean, you're an acceptable freshman for this university. Yeah. I mean, I love it. I still feel like I'm just a regular freshman, but you know, a lot of people say I'm not, but I mean, just the role that I have just coming in is just, it's been a blessing. I just can't think. Can't say it's on me is on God and just the coaches for just me to ever put a freshman out there and just to go out there and make plays and just build out. Hearing from your teammates, the results and confidence in you, but you said you didn't expect to have playing time.

3:17:09So what did you actually expect? How much do you think you would have gotten? Not that much, because you know, you got a car in theotape. You got mecha, Google, I came back. You got Brandon, is that big of your all? Jaden Ballet, all of them guys. So really, my mentality just coming in and just working, learning and just, you know, play special teams and make plays on special teams. A lot of my mentality was. I mean, just watching them, they way better team than the last three teams in play. So I mean, it's going to be a better team than the last couple years that we played, a higher state player, as we call it, they said. So I mean, it's going to be a good game. You got to go to the higher state as always. Better be. Thank you. Thank you. Oh, yeah, for sure. We hungry right now. I can see it in the air. Everybody, everybody in office, all of us along quarterback, well, how are we receiving them? We definitely hungry for sure. We ready to go out there and have a dinner and just put on the show.

3:18:10Austin Moore, the podcast. Did you? I have to tell you what would it know you more? Being interfered with, not getting the call or not being able to make a catch in. I say be able not to make the catch anyway. I feel like everybody is throwing me. I have to catch it no matter how different they're on me or not. I just feel like I have to make it play no matter what. I mean, I played Saturday. I feel like I could have caught it, but you know, it was a pass in the front. But it touched my hands. I should have caught it. Dan, hold, let me worry. Jeremiah, there's a lot of discourse from fans this week about you not winning the Sean Alms and the freshman of the Year of War. Just what's your thoughts on that? I mean, me calling is a great player as well. I mean, I can't really not kill. No, Sean is a great guy. I talked to him two weeks ago. It's a great guy. I learned a lot of things from him outside of football as well. So I mean, I really can't focus on that. I'm just worried about beating Oregon and just going out there to pass it to Dan and just putting on the show. Anybody else with questions? Tom Moore, fuck, I huddled.

3:19:10You mentioned getting bracket. It's like Michigan. It's that frustrating. Who you see that from the follow team? Is that frustrating? Is that, you know, you and it feels like you always think you're open. Are you still open when you're bracket? Yeah, for sure. I'm still open. I don't matter if I'm bracket or not. I mean, they just came out with a good game plan to bracket me and a mecha. I mean, just things didn't go as planned as we thought it would, but we just got to keep moving on and just move forward. Let's see. Steven Hellway, 24-7 Sports. Did you mind that the two touchdown plays that you had with Will Howard? How many times did you think you guys rep that to get... Those were perfect throws, perfect patterns. And you beat your guy off the line of scrims. It's just how many times do you think, and what does it take to perfect that? I think we rep the least. I don't know how many times I practiced over the weeks that we had off. I mean, just came down to, you know, they pressed me. We taking a shot. That's what they told me. The week we was off. And he told me, her before the game in the locker room, I just got to give you a shot.

3:20:11And that's what he did, and I just made a play. But I can ask, the first game against Oregon, just how tough was that challenge against their secondary? I know you have to pin them to get the end of the game, but you guys made plays all day long against them. Just what your thought about the challenge those guys gave you? I'll say the challenge is going to be, you know, a good challenge. They have some great global guys there. Jabal Muhammad number seven, a Nikoari, a Dakota Minalin over there. They're a great global guys. I mean, probably the best we go see all year for sure. We just got a good name. You know, B.O. Ohio State. That's all. Tony Gurdman, fuck I had a hit. So why are you not open? Probably when the whole team on me, I should say, I mean, I'm always open to me for sure. Me just, no, throw the ball to my area. I'm going to find a way to make a play as I always say. Step on Christ Nick, believe in.com. You talked earlier about, you know, some of the great athletes that you got challenged and you aspire to be like, I guess.

3:21:12Where's that confidence kind of come from for you? How long have you had that confidence that, you know, you have the ability to be one of the greatest in this sport? I mean, a lot of people tell me that I'm going to be great at what I do since I was about going to high school. A lot of people tell me that. I mean, just, you know, football is all I know and that's all I really want to do. Like, I live, breathe, sleep, football. Like, that's all I really care about. I don't care about everything outside of football. Like, football is all I know and I just want to play football rest of my life. Thanks for all, bro. Letterman Rolf. It seemed like you have a role where we tried to connect on some of those defaults throughout the year. You know, be able to finally do those in that moment. And that kind of carried that forward. What is it say about the way that you guys continue to progress? You're just going to demonstrate. I mean, just, you know, the weeks that we had all, we were just working on deep, deep shots. Because they tell us, uh, in meetings that we have, uh, we got to take shots downfield. Um, we just got to connect on them and, you know, will tell me before, uh, before the games. Like I said, um, you just got to throw the ball out then just give me a chance.

3:22:15And I'm going to make a play for you. That's what I, that's what he told me. And I just got to make a play for him. That's what I, that's what he told me. Adam King, don't be a BNS. We can all joke, we can all talk about the expectations and the start of this become, you know, you were just 13 games. How do you handle that? I mean, just a freshman. How do you take all these expectations? You know, when you step on the field, then you're always open and still go out there and play. Uh, I mean, expectations, I mean, I can't know how you're staying for a reason. That's what I wanted. Um, when it be challenged, I wanted the expectation, expectations, I should say. Um, I mean, Coach Hotline just helped me, uh, throughout the whole year, just preparing me for each game, each week. Uh, Mecha, Buka, uh, Cardinal Tey, Brendan Endis, really the whole receiver room just helped me. Uh, stuff I don't really know about, uh, it just helped me throughout the whole week. And, you know, I can't really say it's all on me because my talent is, but they really been a big part of the reason I'm having the season that I'm having for sure. Uh, Andrew Gill, what's put in the dot com? Jeremiah, over a thousand years, 12th, 10th, and your first year, when you look back at your freshman year, what was the most difficult part about adjusting to the college game?

3:23:21What was the part that you had the, you know, the hardest part about trying to train this one? Uh, learning that playbook. Uh, uh, a playbook is certain else, uh, just coming in, uh, spring ball, uh, me just new plays in every week. I'm like, well, what is this? Like this new plays every day in Coach Hotline. Like you, you go, you go to be good. Uh, we got no summer fall camp. You go to be great. So I mean, just, you know, that's it. That's definitely was the hardest part to learn the playbook and a lot of other things has to say for sure. How long did you take that down? How long did you take these, you'll come up with a playbook? I'm pretty, I'm pretty sure I got it down the path right now, but, uh, net season, I really want to learn everything, the HZ. Uh, yeah, I really want to learn everything in the playbook for net sure, for sure. That would be 24-7 sports. You mentioned, you know, how many guys it might take, you do not feel as much. So when you are one-on-one, and Will's talking about when he sees you being one-on-one, what is going through your mind as you wind up and realize there's one guy covering you.

3:24:22Wind, that's all I could say. I mean, as a coach hard-law, we do something like in a hotel, Friday night before the year, he asked me like a question like, you get one-on-one, something like that, he asked me, what do you do? I say wind, and everybody just start laughing. I don't know where I be like, it's just true, like you got a wind, you're one-on-one, up, about it. So, yeah. So, I'm here for the right-field land, teams of North. Jeremiah, did you move around something against Tennessee to the point where you get a couple matchups against linebackers? What goes through your mind when you find yourself matched up against a linebacker? I just started laughing in my head a little bit. I mean, linebackers can't really cover, receivers like that, so I just know like it's most likely going to be open. But, you know, they just try to move around a lot, because you know, people try to bracket me when I'm outside just alone by myself, so that's why they just move me around a lot. Or left, they'll have been born the last year. Jeremiah, you mentioned the most difficult part of your freshman campaign as they learn in the playbook. What has been the best part so far?

3:25:24I was going to rub off on people eventually, and I would also say that, you know, you kind of have to understand who you're talking to. You know, people, certain stuff makes different people tick, so you kind of got to know your guys. You know, if you got to get harder on somebody to make them go, or if you got to kind of relate to them, and you know, pull them aside, have a talk. So, I think that all goes into leadership, and you have to be able to, that has to be a skill that you have to be able to develop. What's been going on about Coach Day now that he's a true head coach? You know, he's given the like calling duties, and let's have a check there. Let's make different back then. I want to say, you know, too much has necessarily changed, but you can tell he has tremendous trust in Coach Kelly. I mean, what he's, what he's going to do in the kind of the schemes and everything that he's brought into our program. So, the fact that, you know, he has such confidence in him and his play, calling ability, makes us tremendously confident. So, Coach Day has always been Coach Day. He's going to continue to stay that way, but I'm glad he's able to focus more on what he needs to focus on. Look at this tail of the arms, back to the back.

3:26:27He's kind of a field general in a sense, kind of the quarterback on that side. A lot of people may think just, you know, the Mike linebacker, and we have Cody Simon who does that as well. But Caleb's kind of that for our secondary, kind of make sure things are clicking on all cylinders. And he's just a very cerebral kid, very smart. And he's able to kind of take control of the defense. So make the right calls, make the right checks. So he's definitely annoying for the office to deal with, but it makes us better. I would say, impacts the entire offense. It's not like, you know, we're not oblivious to the fact that the caliber player he is, but, you know, as an offense, you come out and you expect to execute on anybody who's lined up a cash. So, that's your first cash. Yeah, I never really thought about it like that, but we definitely come a long way since my freshman year. They've worked with the Lord that he's kept me all these years and come ahead and have a straight and allow me to, you know, develop into the person that I am now.

3:27:31But so, you know, coming full circle, it is really surreal moments of being my senior year playing against, you know, the pre-block on my first cash. I remember, I remember Kyle getting yelled at. He was a ball. He was not supposed to throw. And I also remember getting pushed out at like the one or two year online. So that's kind of a bittersweet memory, but it was a great memory. I mean, I have to say, yes, if I don't think I should score, I don't think I should be playing football. What if you had one of the things that you were already watching to see at that point? Who's that? Mylin. Yeah, Mylin came in and he kind of has all the intangibles of his senior. You can tell he just loves the game the way he goes about his business. He runs every route to perfection. He's a very cerebral kid. And every time he gets on the field, he expects perfection. So he's just got to continue to develop, continue to work. And I'm really excited to see what he's able to do for us. How has he seen Jeremiah's role over camp to be able to put this opportunity in the start of the Saturday?

3:28:32Yeah, I think, you know, it's no secret that he has all the physical capabilities that you would want. Or see if it really any position you could play any position on the football field with his athletic ability. But so a lot of it for him was putting together the mental piece of the game. You know, not just understanding what he has on a specific play, but the whole concept. Understanding defense is all that type of stuff. There's nothing really that can get you ready for that moment for your first night in college. Because it is different than high school. But you know, once he wants to get acclimated, gets used to it. I don't know. I have no doubts it's going to take off for us and do tremendous things. And how do you see him face continuing to bring the team together? Yeah, I mean, it's been a huge part of everything that we've done. Been a huge part of a lot of the reasons why the teams came back and everything like that. So we have a team by the study that he continued to do and continue to grow. And I'm kind of just preaching the truth of the gospel to the guys on the team. And it's definitely permeated throughout the team throughout the years because, you know, looking back a couple of years ago, there wasn't that many people on the team heavily into their faith. And along came a couple of special people who really changed the dynamics of our program.

3:29:34But you know, the Bible says one man plans the other man, who offers, but God ultimately brings it increased. So we're just trying our best to stay obedient to the Lord and he's done tremendous things. What was too special for people you just mentioned? I would say kind of the the the founders. I would say of the team's faith. We're definitely master team for one Cameron Bab and Xavier Johnson. So those guys, what do you do as your responsibility as captain? Really, what I do my responsibility as a captain is just as a person in general, is to push everybody closer to Christ. And, you know, by doing that, I try to walk as close to Christ as I can myself. I'm going to kind of be that example and be that life where people look up to. And I think all the basic principles that are found in the Bible and in your China for sure, Christ, will naturally make you a better leader, a better person, better football player in the sense. So I just try my best to anyway him.

3:30:43Yeah, I mean, we have specific goals going into every single week. Some of our goals for this week is, you know, things can get sloppy in the week one. You see it all across the country. You know, fall starts penalty is all these types of stuff. So we're really just trying to be clean. Go out there, play a fast, complete football game, clicking on and firing on all cylinders. So by no means are you underestimating it and your opponent, we go out there on the field every Saturday, expecting to pull out whoever lands at the crossroad. So that's just our mentality. So we're going to hold true to that. Yeah, very, very unserious guy, very funny guy kind of lines the room when he walks in. And he's just he's a true joy to be around. You can kind of throw will into any setting and he's going to get along with everybody there.

3:31:44So definitely up the team chemistry locker room. We love having him around. So we're super glad he's part of this team. Oh, line there. We're getting back there. Look for him. And we also expected on the play. Oh, come on. We like we knew that they were on the team that played in the honor. Like you mentioned, there was some past attack. And she's a pride and some things that maybe rush the will on some plays. But when the ball did come out, you guys were efficient in the passing game. Purchasing a thick, green, green, green, green, green, green, green, green. What allowed the passing attack to stay that prolific as even the off at the fly will be. He's from the off. The ball just had to come out quicker and so far. But maybe at the speed of the middle, then the wide, I just had to do that. And they're running faster and quicker. How much do you feel like that game can be a building block for you in terms of continuing to be a big, a big party off that? I feel like each game of building, like we stack each game and stuff like that. So I just made bigger plays in games, so like that. So I just thought I could start to build a block from the map. How often have line been working so far? They've been doing pretty good.

3:32:45They've been doing stuff like that. New guys, new places and stuff like that. We're all trying to pick up from the injuries and stuff. And you guys, the one game was this one last game. How can you go fly your savers' health in that group? We just got to get in, getting the box, nothing to wide on. You got to get in there and probably get the safety, get linebackers or at the end. It's like that, whatever they need you just to do. On your touchdown catch, so this is like a football allowance come down? They came, by the way. It's thrown into the wind. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Colonel, what's your like? Like I used to earlier, I picked up. Did you figure the ball was going to be coming in sooner or later this year? You could call them a grab. Meaning, you know, you don't get three big-time live receivers made before. Did you figure a victory? It would find you insignificant, insignificant times. Yeah, I knew it would all come my way. Each and every week, we have plays for each and all of us in the blind. I just really depend on what the defense gives us. Like, give us one thing, and then it's not a ball goes away from me. It comes to me and stuff like that. So ultimately, it's not in my decision with ball goons.

3:33:45And yet you're blocking a state on point. So like you're blocking, it is on point. Yeah, our blocking from the wind has been a big emphasis this year and stuff like that. Because we liked that pretty much all last year. So they've been in a big emphasis. You know, blocking it here from the water. And when you look at Penn State on the video, what just stands out about there? Maybe their pass to pass what to you? What you're going to be personally up against? Oh, they are pretty good-to-elec pointers. They play man-to-loss and stuff like that. So we got to win our 101s, I thought it was on the perimeter. I was similar this year. I know you got an opportunity to get into the game last year. You could have been an assembler there before you showed the corner back. So what you maybe saw last year? I'm pretty much the same. I mean, they're all man covered all around. They got a little size on them. And stuff like that. They all probably pretty much the same size all around. Thank you guys. Thanks for your time. Thanks for your time. Thanks for your time. Thank you guys. Thanks for your time. Hi guys. I would say Bennett Freshman is my favorite way. He kind of brings some good energy. Jason Middleton right there too. He kind of oversees Max and Blanc a little bit.

3:34:47So that's pretty fun. And then catching. We all have some pretty good offers in this recession. Especially in practice, we've all made some pretty good touches. Very competitive. We're fish here. Yeah. I don't know if I'm not going to know. Definitely competitive, but in a good way. We're all there, supportive. We all know our strength and weaknesses. And we're all going to have to practice. We're working with each other to help each other get better. We all know that we're moving to other. We'll see what's going to be on season. We all have to do. You know, he adjusts the process from 4 to 5. They do. And he's not tricking on what is up here. I would say they're ever a point where he's pushed. Okay. Objects and pursuits. I'm part of it. I need to be like understand all of them. Did I ever know which one to be the one? Definitely not. I'm not sure. If you're not sure how some people can be powerful. I'm going to speak to him with a time of over right there. I have to tell you that it's a feeling on that one. It's something that's starting to heal them.

3:35:48So, it was before that there was one I knew I had. The records were just when I first started doing that. Yeah. I was like, I'm going to be able to have a lot of fun. I'm going to be working with him. I'm going to be able to go for a while. I'm going to be able to talk to him. Stuff. He's definitely a lot tougher. And I like that. He's a lot tougher. I'm like, walk out. I mean, that's what our unit is. We're talking about it. You know, I think that's what we're talking about. Okay. First lesson. Yeah. Where did we learn that? How were you ever at? I would say we definitely learned what it started in this way. That's where the same started. I'm just trying to get it. For just, you know, the hard ones. I mean, I want to really say that it's real. That's real.

3:36:48And Kelly. So it's right there. So, you know, if it's a lot, I would fall star. I would say our indie. I would say our indie.

3:38:02I can go back. So it's not that hard. When things ramp up for a school, 100 dollars fast. You know, government. I. Yeah, it does. I especially wanted to give you the skinny and stressed amount of money. You really got it. I'm just going to throw you a nice seat. You're going to have to be really down. I'm going to take you. Now that one of this over 10 years, what excited about it is you're about getting on the field and playing meaningful football. You know, the brothers. I've seen the brothers succeed. You're just knowing that all the work that we put in and doing, we'll go for the room. That's awesome. Are you a big guy that had on my taking in the environment or you just fall business once you step out of the field? I'd probably say it's a little business. I kind of just kind of want to talk about it. I go out there and play football. But there's moments like when we had a big run at Notre Dame, I'm taking that all. That was awesome. There's moments like that when you just kind of have to look at it.

3:39:03There you go. I'm happy to answer. When you were when you were at Notre Dame, and getting on a few snaps, how can you prepare for that for everything that you've done or is there a way that you can get fresh in that moment? Practice. You know, breaking here is practice 100% here. So that's when you say the journey. And then after you've done this, you know, getting the work on it. And at the game, it's just right there about practices. That's great. Thank you. What you're thinking about it, that's what you're talking about the D.D. You know it's tied at the working sense that it's practice. How do they push you as to having an idea of the better and the reason? A little quicker than me. Yes. So I'd like to get a little bit of back on and just have a break off with that. Their quickness kind of helps me get my season. Have you had any health damage by coming back to the end of the season

3:40:03or on any product? Has it had a minute yet? So can you have as well, to check your diet, your teams, and what they're doing on that, then in fighting for that, what they might see that comes from them? I mean, you've seen a lot of those types of roles which are pretty much the same. I mean, it came up with a lot of things to do with our green stuff, which was a tough thing. I would have to work all the time to bring that along. We all know how that is, because we're still working on our nails. And I'm going to be hearing about it. When I'm using Bob, how many guys have had in there in fact, but I feel like I'm more of a new guy than that. He's the one I'm not like the one with the heck. He's the first guy to be able to do it. People don't know what we're adding, like I'm out with him. Right. I mean, it's good. Well, I would be in mind, bro. You've never been in this game since I was a lot of season. And I'm getting a bit of a bit of a mess. It's a little, a little bit different. So, you know, you're going to be in the middle of the game. It's good. How important is my leadership over the last one? Good. Yeah. We're close with him. We talked a lot. I would have to keep Bob on and also say something.

3:41:07Take that. Absolutely. But I would say during mid-spring after spring, I said, I'm going to be better at this. I've had a really good summer, really good fall camp. I grew a lot of turns. What's like that reaction? Yeah, I mean, again, I've, you know, I've been this year, though. I'm way past it. I'm ready for this. What do you feel like your role can be with you? Whatever they need me to do. I'm a self-explanter. I can provide a lot of watching and passing. It's been great. He's a very grateful, specifically, with all the guys. I like him a lot. It's been great. Good job. Yeah. How are you feeling? Yeah. Yeah. I mean, again, I, we got down the center. So, yes, the part is where I'm watching film.

3:42:07I don't know. That's me. I'm just thinking, okay, I'm feeling, you feel great. It's just, you feel great. The box is locked in. You can keep your hands in the back. You should feel like you're on the bottom. So, like, I'm going to walk around the back. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. I mean, I don't like that. I said there's a bit of the best in the country. There's a bit of the best in the country. And getting going is then really working on my technique. My hand plays my feet for a year. I think, not, not, not for not being able to play, I developed that. That's really the way. Yeah. Yeah. It did, at the same time, we were different skin. Now, we were daped down 26-pound, 26-pounder in place. But here it's more, you know, we do do dap runs. That's more Zen. So it's different footwork than different barrock and engineering. But I, I, I, I continue to show out for a good, good one to do. I'm going to see you feel like there's just an opportunity for all of you in the tight end room with K now.

3:43:11Yeah, we're at this K for sure, but we're communicating and we're making sure that they're. What's your vibe on? A straight move. We're in the corner with a straight game. One clock. What is now? What are your ways of doing this? I mean, it just shows how what we have going on at the highest stage. And I know we're fortunate enough to have a program. I mean, a game on a national program. I think it shows the power of the program. This week in Tilt Coatings that maybe that started last week before Iowa. Your thoughts on how you guys move back here. Yeah, I think going back to this foundation, I was a team of a team. We believe that we're built on toughness. It's one thing to say, but I believe that we show up weekend. We got we showed toughness, but to your point last week, I believe there was position groups that were challenged. Not necessarily taking it personal, but just challenged to practice harder. Let's see how hard can we practice? And so I think ever since then, there has been another step that we've taken.

3:44:14But that's the whole goal. I mean, I hope in two or three weeks from now, there's even another step that we take forward for where we are now. That's just the evolution of getting better as a team. And I think one thing I've noticed with this football team is I think every single week we play, we continue to get better. But I mean, that's just life, right? I mean, anything you continue to do, you have the hopes to continue to get better at it. But I think we're seeing that here with this football team as well. I think when we talked to you in camp, you said you were excited about how you guys are going to run the ball this year. And obviously, you've done that. At what point did it become clear to you guys were going to be able to kind of hang your path forward in the ball the way you are now? I just think we're such a balanced offense. I think this kind of going against our team, especially in specifically against our offense. I think there's just too many things you have to remember. You've got to respect the perimeter and you have to respect the run game. You have to respect the stretch and the inside zone, all the different things that we can do, putting the ball over the field in perimeter or even taking shots down the field. You have to respect some of these things. That just leaves gaps in the ability to catch the ball for six and seven and eight yards.

3:45:19So I guess to answer your question, the more dynamic wherever to be on the perimeter, the more we're able to connect when we hit on shots, I think the better it's going to be able to open up the run game as well. I think Coach Kelly and Coach Day they do an amazing job just putting us in the right position and we don't have to think about that kind of stuff. We just awful minds that is 4 to 6, 8 to B plus 2 to play as hard and as violent as we can. We look at the scoreboard at the end of the game and see where we are. Is that balance the best you've had in here? How would you guys characterize the balance of the ball? Yeah, I just think I don't know, I don't want to sum up, I don't want to compare. But I think we're just a very balanced team. I don't, it's not much weakness. Now, when I say that, we still have the humility to know that we must continue to be better weekend and week out. But when I just look at our team as a whole, I don't just see like, let's go pick on this guy because this guy can't do X, Y, Z or we can leave him. I think we have 11 guys on both side of the ball that are able to be dynamic and the physical and strong players.

3:46:21And I think we're just a complete team. But again, I say that with humility. We want to continue to weekend and week out be the best team. We know we have to show up because on any given week you can lose. So we show up every week with the intentions of the National Championship. What's going to help you grow as a leader and what's going to help you grow more comfortable, I guess, as being kind of a voice in my voice. I would just attribute that to my faith. My words, they would do the stripes. I think before you can lead anybody else, you have to have a sense of foundation who you are. Having a sense of self-ideas self. And the more that I've been able to be strong in my faith, the more confidence it has given me into being leaders to other people. Being able to be a leader to other people. But I think that's where it starts. How can you lead people if you're not really sure of where you are. And then also when it comes to practice, practicality of football, I think the more you have an understanding of the offense, the more vex you are in the offense, the more that you know, the more ability you can then hand knowledge to the next group of younger guys coming behind you.

3:47:32I know that I'm not a leader, but I would have turned you out to my faith, my strong foundation, and no one who I am. Maybe some of the better instrumentalized years that you kind of were able to learn from as well. I noticed that they were pretty good leaders as well. You asked who were some? Others, there were so many. This name I fit for you. I've seen many, many leaders all the way going back to my freshman who was just in and past school and Jonathan Cooper. Those guys to the next group of guys with Chris and all those different guys going up coming through here. I've seen many great leaders and I think there's something I would definitely say there's something special with the leaders on this team. I would say there's not the leaders that we have on this team, but not just leaders due to seniority, due to it's just my turn. But I would look at the leaders that we have on this team and say there are some fairly leaders. Not just by, not just leaders, but it's not as hanging down.

3:48:32They're truly, we have great leaders on this team. The first question, Brandon was saying that he feels like Will is just built for the moment. Do you kind of feel that way too? Yeah, I feel like he never gets too high, he never gets too low. He's always locked in and focused. That's the kind of, I don't know, temperament is the right word, but the right attitude, if you will, for like a better word. That's the right attitude that you want from a quarterback. No matter what spot we are in the game, we can look to Will and who will be able to lead our huddle. We have confidence in that. All right, gee, thank you. Really, man, these tough practices, you know, hard camping so far and tough practices. Really just coming in each and every day, man, and just trying to get better. How important is Navajo and the run especially now in big time? Man, it's very important. The coaches, they stress out a lot. We've got to run the boss, not to run, especially in these match-up games, these big game.

3:49:33We've definitely been working to try to do that. What's the most intense memory you have of the most locked in? I ain't going to lie. It's so many. It's so many. Paul Camp and the other Paul Camp, man, I got so many there. Paul Camp, it's a lot, man. Okay, what was the first impression when you went shot and all you got first met? I think when he first got here, he came in the room. He gave us this speech. Jesus is like, I'm a dog. I'm a dog. That's right, I knew I was like, I, we in it, man. We in it. I love Coach Lock, man. It's out of the deep, brings him in. I thank God for bringing him here, man. He's been amazing in this room on the same man. He's been a huge part of the same. I was talking to you about that. Have you ever had a coach quite intense as with Carlos? Oh, yeah, man.

3:50:33Coach Ophor was that way. He coached me that way. Coach Lock does it as well. And so, yeah, man, both of those guys, man, I'm so thankful. You know, that God has allowed us to cross paths. They both been really helpful in my life. Maybe on whether or they said, step on what to solve the other day, or we just kind of generally keep them balanced sometimes. I was born as a bird running back to work on stuff with the kind of off hand and you're not carrying this over. I mean, I feel like it's just a tool. You can use sometimes that comes out. And so one thing that Coach Lock helped us work on is just using different tools. And so it definitely comes to show on Saturday. You know, sometimes. So, man, that's really important. Just trying to work on those tools as a running back. What about contact now? I'll be able to prove that over the course of your career. It seems like that's going to strengthen you really. Yeah. Shoot, really, man. Just like the part of this program is getting developed. And so really just getting developed here.

3:51:34You know, the coaches here, they've been doing a good job of helping me grow and become a better running back. And so, especially having Coach Lock here, you know, he's been a huge part of, you know, the success. I praise God, you know, first and foremost, but you know, with him bringing Coach Lock here, and leading Coach Lock here, man, he's been a huge part of that. So, please put Sean in here. We talk so much. You guys have talked about it. You know, split carries. But now that you're actually in the season, you're in for a drive and Coach Lock comes in. You go over that third drive where you feel that defenses are more worn down where you're not in first time going the career. You split back, those before, but you've always been a feature back. Now you're kind of split carries. Do you feel like, when you feel that defenses are a little more worn down than you are, when you get in there, you know, first, light first quarter or early second quarter? Every now and I mean, it really depends on the team. You know, there are some teams that play hard, you know, four-four-quarters. So, yeah, it really depends on the team to be honest. Do you think split carries might kind of help you at all in any way?

3:52:37Yes. It has helped me in so many ways. And you know, it's a long season for real. And so, the biggest thing is just helping, you know, with the wear and tear. And I'm just building off each other moment of two. So, it's helped in so many ways. And you kind of look at any more in here that even helps you when you get down up, like, you know, you're not maybe getting the volume, like, you're not harder, but then it helps at all. Coach, they actually talked about that too, be honest. Does he express to the team, you know, if you get tired, you know, we got definitely on the same, you know, guys who can come in and make plays. So, he actually expressed that. Bigger chances to come, but what's impressed you about the offends and why in the world? Man, really the work they've been doing, you know, during practice. I mean, I know y'all see it, you know, during on Saturdays, but man, really, the work that they've been doing during practice, you know, it's a good job, man, and those guys do a good job of, you know, just coming in each and every day and trying to get better. So, you talk about your thinking, even getting off from Sean. And he comes out with a step arm, you come out with a step arm. You guys feed off that mentality, one of another, one of another.

3:53:39Yeah, man, like I said, man, there's definitely, we build momentum, you know, off each other and not definitely build momentum off my Sean, man. Coinshaw is a great running back. I believe the best running back in the country, man. Like a boy talented man, and you know, I'm so thankful, man, to have him here, man. He's going to be a huge part of the scene. Thanks for having me. I was glad on the field, I executed, I thought it was just amazing to see. So as it's teammate, you know, I gave him the arms and the props, and we got to the pin-to-pin, though, by bro, that's the hell to laugh. But he's just good to see him. Did you hear him yell from the side, man? No. He was so loud, he could hear it on the TV microphone. No, actually, I didn't, man. I just seen the blitz kick-up play with you while I was here. You make you want to go out there and get one? For sure. Yeah, for sure. How was your past pro-ohm Saturday? Oh, I thought. Definitely, you know, I didn't get a lot of blitzes as far as, I think on that, like, yeah, I didn't have any pressure on Saturday. So definitely want to want to share. Yeah, I asked Coach Kelly yesterday, is he, is he, is he called things differently? When you're in the game, when he sees you're in the game, or when he sees you,

3:54:41he's crazy on the game. He says no. He felt like that too, because the package is the package. You all just run the plays. Yeah, I think that's just the biggest thing, you know, like, I don't totally play it. I don't draw anything else because I just go out there and just execute it in my head. Yeah, I know y'all were trained the same, but you know, you look at the guy you see. Basically, he's a little bit different from that guy. Yeah. Whoop. How do you like this package? How about we shot this off? You know, it's only the first game. So I wish I could say, definitely how much I like it so far, but I think as we continue throughout the season, we get to showcase a lot of different, more other things. That's why how does it compare to like what's your game? The Ole Miss stuff, the variety of plays, etc. I think just starting off the season at the point that we're now like, we haven't really done too many crazy games just regularly. What's your practice for me? Yeah, you already made it. I mean, does it feel pretty deep to you? Oh, yeah, definitely. It's going to be fun and it's time to share. Which one does it feel like you guys are close in the run game, the bus, and you do open?

3:55:44Yeah, I definitely think so. Like I said, we see on the fan, you know, how everybody has collected, we can come together and improve things that we're missed or stuff like that, but I think we definitely will. I'm sure I got that big wall. What's that Brandon in it? I don't know. What's your point of view of that? We're watching back on film. What's that reaction to you and how much of an emphasis it is that? It's like your man. Yeah. Definitely, definitely a big emphasis, especially at our position. Super important, just to see what we do in practice together in the Eagle XB. What was the reaction to seeing the NF lock with that? I mean, at the moment, I just like, bang, and like, super hard. Sure. Coach Kelly was talking about you, Jamie on James Peoples. It doesn't really matter who's in the game. They call it the same way. From James, like, what did you see in his first performance? Do you see some similarities that all between the US? I think in James, man, just saying, I'm going out there and be super excited with the performance.

3:56:46Like, go out there for his first game and see him get the run and get the dude out. And just see him get the experience of like his first game. Me and Tray both just enjoy it. Really surprised that all the sea teramising happened for his ever game in the gun. I think just as a team and like, we're so talented and everybody just works so hard since we've been here. And you get to see what each of your teammates can do. And it's like when they go out on Saturdays, it's no surprise. Great. Which one? Thank you very much. Thank you guys. Thanks for watching. It's just a hot one with that. Just take step on, just walk towards the locker room if you don't mind. Really just coming in each and every day, man. It's just trying to get better. How important is Navajo and the run, especially now in big time? Man, it's very important. The coaches, they stress that a lot. We've got to run the boss, not to run, especially in these match-up games, these big-game games.

3:57:49So we've definitely been working to try to do that. What's the most intense memory you had the most lost one from this year? I ain't going to lie. It's so many. It's so many. Paul County, no, Paul County, man. I got so many there, Paul County. It's a lot, man. Okay, what was the first impression when you went shot and all you guys first met? I think when he first got here, he came in the room. And man, he gave us this speech. Jesus is like, I'm a dog. I'm a dog. And man, that's right, that's right. I was like, I, we in it, man. We in it. But no, I love Coach Lock, man. It's all the deep brains here, man. I thank God for bringing them here, man. He's a, man, he's been amazing, you know, in this room on the same, man. He's been a huge part of the same. So, I was talking to you about that. Have you ever had a coach quite intense as with Carlos'? Oh, yeah, man. Coach Ophor was that way.

3:58:50You know, he coached me that way. And Coach Lock does it as well. So, yeah, man, both of those guys, man, I'm so thankful. You know, that God has allowed us to cross paths. You know, they both been really helpful in my life. Maybe on whether, whether it's that stuff I'm up to solve the other day, or we just kind of generally keep it in balance sometimes, I was born as a herd running back to work on stuff with the kind of off hand and you're not carrying it all over. I mean, I feel like it's just a tool. You know, you can use, you know, sometimes it comes out. So, one thing that Coach Lock helped us work on, which is using different tools. And so, it definitely comes to show on Saturday, you know, sometimes. So, man, that's, yeah, it's really important to just try to work on those tools as a running back. What about contact now? And so, I'll be able to prove that over the course of your career. It seems like that's going to be slightly lower than it seems. Yeah. Shoot, really, man, just like the part of this program is getting developed. And so, really just getting developed here.

3:59:50You know, the coaches here, they've been doing a good job of helping me. You know, grow and become, you know, a better running back. And so, especially having Coach Lock here, you know, he's been a huge part of, you know, the success. I praise God, you know, first and foremost, but, you know, with him bringing Coach Lock here, him leading Coach Lock here, man, he's been a huge part of that. So, please, please, put in shine and we talk so much. You guys have talked about it. You know, split carries. But now that you're actually in the season, you deal with your in-for-a-drive and the coach comes in and you go over that nerve drive. You feel that defenses are more worn down where you're not in first time. You split back, those before, but you've always been a feature back. Now, you're kind of split carries. Do you feel like, when you feel that defenses are a little more worn down than you are, when you get in there, you know, first, late first quarter or early second quarter? Every now and I mean, it really depends on the team. You know, there are some teams that play hard, you know, cool four quarters. And so, yeah, it really depends on the team, to be honest. Do you think split carries, what kind of help you at all in the end?

4:00:52Yes. It has helped me in so many ways. And you know, it's a long season for real. And so, the biggest thing is just helping, you know, with the wear and tear. And I'm just building off each other moment of two. So, it's helped in so many ways. And kind of, you know, you're not maybe getting the volume, it's a nice and fun harder, because that one helps it all. Coach, they actually talked about that, to be honest. Does he express to the team, you know, if you get tired, you know, we got, we got, we got definitely on the same, you know, guys who can come in and make plays. And so, he actually expressed that. You're trying to succumb, but what's impressed you about the offense and why? And the loss of the loss. Man, really the work they've been playing in, you know, during practice. I mean, I know y'all see it, you know, during, on Saturdays, but man, really, the work they're playing during practice, you know, it's hard, man, and those guys do a good job of, you know, just coming in each and every day and trying to get better. So you talk a lot, you think you're leaving, leaving off when Sean comes out with a step arm, you come out with a step arm. You guys, you guys feed off that mentality, I want to, one of another,

4:01:54one of another. Yeah, man, like I said, man, there's definitely, we build momentum, you know, off each other, and I'll definitely build momentum off when Sean, man. When Sean is a great running back, I believe the shoot of, that's running back in the country, man. That boy, talented man, and, you know, I'm so thankful, man, to have him here, man. He's going to be a huge part of the scene. Thanks, Sean. Yeah, man. He's been working really hard, man, even before the season, he had a great spring, a great summer, especially throughout fall count. He took a lot of reps and went against Shooter, the top players, top defense in the country. So I think, I think he's ready to have the field. As a bad team game, when you recognize what changes happening, whether they bring off the man as they go over, then coming in, or against you, where does that change? I'm not going to lie. Sometimes I'm too locked in, I don't really notice it. But it might take me to the point down, and it was still clear that it's in K-Land. And so this is trying to motivate him. You know, he can do it, man. And then it's a great battle. We have the team trying to do it.

4:02:56I want to go for one. Praveen, on whatever things you can do, add the veteran, add the back, then to help those guys out front. I think the biggest thing, you know, is just continuing to encourage each other. And those tough times, you know, when it gets hard, I think that's the biggest thing. I think there's a lot of time with time to get hard. You know, you can get selfish, I think that's how it's done. And so that's something that God has been helping me work on. And those tough times, you know, to not be selfish, you know, at all, and really encourage the guys around me and spread his life. Is that when you've seen throughout the team here, it was possibly going to happen? Yes, definitely seen that, man. We definitely been listening to each other up and encouraging each other. You know, just, they're really trying to put the page and focus on the basketball. We'll talk yesterday about how this roster is going to be, and you guys are going to be right. You haven't had a lot of chances. That just has been important. How do you feel like you guys are turning the page of the game?

4:03:58I think really, that was, that was like the biggest focus when we, when we came in after that loss, I met a team. It's just like Coach Day really did a good job with that. You know, just like, man, we all got to own up to the mistakes that were made. But, you know, one thing I love and respect about Coach Day is that he took upon himself. You know, he called himself out, it was like that's on him. But it's, and really it's on all of us, you know, as a team. And so that's one thing I really love about Coach Day is that, you know, he was willing to check himself. What was the last thing to practice like specifically coming off that game? It was, it was tough now. It was a great week of development, you know, getting better and cleaning up the little details of things. I think, you know, we, that we continue to strive on the little things, the little details, you know, we can really go forward. What's different about coming off the loss early out of this season here to coming up that first loss later in the year? I think the biggest thing is it humbles us. You know, it keeps us focused on the right thing. Like, I believe this is a test of our faith, you know, in the Lord.

4:05:00I think this, I believe, you know, he wanted it to go this way, you know, in test our faith, you know, we, we continue to trust him, even when things don't go our way. And, you know, he's helping us pass that test. You said Coach Day called himself out. What did he call himself out on? What, what kind of things do you say? Really just as a head coach, you know, this is his team, you know, he's like the guy. And so he was just like it really starts with me. And so we love that, you know, I think a lot of times, you know, coaches will pinpoint it on everyone else for Coach Day, you know. Man, he just took it upon himself and like that's how he's, you know, he's going to get it fixed. And, you know, he's definitely been pushing us, man, and pointing us in the right direction, man, and helping us clean up things. Try to punch on a few ladies with the ball on the ground. So how many couples have you experienced? What do you see for him kind of found the back of that? This week, we've got three of us, but a procedure done as well. Where is he at in terms of, you know, responding to that? Quashon, man, he's been responding to that virtually really well.

4:06:01Yeah, he's definitely not used to putting the ball on the ground. And so he's definitely been working hard in practice to get that fix. And then Quashon is a really great player, and he's definitely going to bounce back. Is he the kind of guy he has to go over to right after that happens? He gave him some motivation to comfort. You kind of leave it well. Yeah, I mean, we always go to the bench and we encourage each other, man, Quashon. You know, he encourages me. I encourage us, and so, man, it's like, you know, we're just sharpening each other, man, and therefore each other. You know, when you meet him. So you're going to the 2014 title team getting in common Saturdays, they're 10 day anniversary. Do you remember watching Zekin and those guys as a kid, and how did they put your memories of them? I'm not going to lie. I did not watch it at the kids. I'm not going to lie. Have you gotten to know them now or just what's your sort of like, you with that team? Yeah, that team was loaded. That's what I heard about the team. Like, it was really loaded. I see highlights every now and then, I think, leaping off the like the champions, losing against them.

4:07:03Right? Yeah, he had like four, right? Four tuts for the four. Yeah, I think so, but I know that team was back, man. I was loaded. So a lot of great guys on that team. I think that's why you know, just coming in, you know, with the right mindset, trying to put it in the work each and every day and get better as a team. So what are some ways that you and Genchron kind of contrast the complement one of the things that you may not be able to do as well as the other than vice versa? Shoot, I don't know. We'll see. Where is James step number four? So, it seems like he's going to be able to play on your back. Man, James has been so good, man. He's a really good person, man. Good player. And he comes in every day, you know, just trying to get better. You know, he kind of reminds me a lot about myself and so, man, this is home and everything is coming in.

4:08:04He's going to be a great player, man. He's continuing to buy, you know, to lower him in here and you know where we're trying to go. You know, he's going to be a good part of this offense. You said good person, too. What's going on about this game? Man, he just brings someone to join, man. He's a funny dude. And, man, yeah, I just love a man as a brother, man. I got you, you know, just a chance. You know, I knew James when he was recruited. And so we talked a little bit and just like being here, man, just being able to help him in the search and we know the local community. It's been good, man. The conversation that we have, you know, just off the field. And so just being able to be that one, you know, when he's, you know, just ain't good for that. They tried to throw the killer down. Everybody's using his set of builders on him. How does the impact affect the one? Run again? Yeah. I got like Caleb down. In fact, he's good. She does know you're okay. And then how does the other team have a factor going in here? Oh, man, Caleb down. He's a good player, man. I'm so glad.

4:09:04You know, he's here, man. He's been really good for the defense, man. And, yeah, man, he's all around the field, you know, making plays in the ranked game, past game, everywhere. And he shows up everywhere. What is it we wish you're responsible for? As a captain, Jesus teaches greatness to serve him. And so I just, you know, I think for me, you know, I just want to be, you know, the Lord's humble servant and just be able to serve others. You know, the players on my team, you know, how I reckon do so and be the captain that the Lord wants me to be. And so, you know, it's a big responsibility, you know, the biggest thing is just like that I pray on it. And that the Lord helps me to remember is that, you know, I'm trying to please him and not others. And so, you know, just keep my eyes on the Lord and continue to allow him to work on my heart to be a better teammate captain for my team. I think that's, it's going to be really good. What do you think, when you go for it, when you got here, the team will be able to be a captain. I'm just so thankful, you know, that God has placed me in this position.

4:10:08And that my teammates, you know, they pick me to be in this position. And, yeah, I'm just so thankful, man, and just being in this position, like, I just want to be able to bring Lord to the Lord's name. And so, like I said, man, just leaning on him, you know, it's tough, man. It's tough being a captain because every day, you know, you got to come in and people are looking at you, do things right. And so, there's been days where I struggle and just gotten in the secret place with the Lord and just asking the Lord to for help, you know. And he bought me through, man, and he's continuing to make me a better person, a better teammate. What do you think, when Sean, you two steps in his first son, first Saturday and one of his early game, that you? I don't even think we talk much about that yet. Yeah, I don't know how much we talked about that. We so locked in there right now, man, it's just when that time comes, it comes. What would you tell him about that experience going on on Saturdays, you can keep on fast. It's a side of, man. It's a side of, especially first game, being back in the shoot, the walk and seeing a fans and everything.

4:11:15It's a huge environment. So, yeah, I know he's going to be so excited. You guys are bringing up two in the country. You're loaded. People expect y'all to make a run all the way to the championship game. We know what happens in. How legit is that in your game this point? In your city? More in your city? I'll trade you on about this team. Yeah. Shoot, man. You know, it's a long season. And so, I think the biggest thing is that we're trying to do as a team. You know, this year, it's not looked too far ahead. It's just taking one game at a time. You know, I think that's the biggest thing right there, man. Let's just focus on hacking and martialing the next game, the next game. And then eventually, we'll get there, man. We'll get there. But just every day, just trying to focus on one day at a time, putting in the work. And I'm preparing for the opponent. You know, we have each week. All right. Right. Thank you. Thanks for that. Appreciate y'all. Appreciate it, man. It's been great. And the more that I just throw to these receivers and just get around these guys, the more we're coming together and becoming a team.

4:12:18It's cool to see. And we just got to keep doing it and keep practicing as hard as we as men. I think I've done a pretty good job protecting football and being smart with my decisions. I think that I want to continue to push the ball down the field when I have opportunities to and be accurate down the field and get some more arrow on my deep balls. Those are just a couple things that I've thought about personally. But, you know, I think I think one of the bigger things is, you know, what are we doing as a team? And, you know, obviously, you know, I'm thinking about myself and how I can be better. But, you know, the bigger thing is how can we be better as a team? How can I facilitate that being a quarterback? How can I encourage somebody, you know, before we go out there to remind them, hey, you know, if it's a running back, you know, make sure on 60 on whatever protection, you know, you got these guys. You know, doing things like that is something I want to continue to grow in for my team, you know, because that's at the end of the day, you know, all 11 guys have to do their job, every single play.

4:13:24And, you know, being the quarterback, you kind of have to facilitate that a little bit and help those guys and make sure that, you know, we're being the best team we can be. Yeah, yeah, I felt fast. It was nice to get out and run a little bit. You know, I, I, we made a little, made a little QB call on that play and then got out and ran and it was fun. You know, obviously, it's, it's nice to compete with those guys and running, you know, trying out runs and some, some TVs that are really, really fast. But yeah, it was a good play. I don't know when you're in your, you want to do it with a lot of the past, you know, big, fire, if you come in, you feel like you're like, oh, yeah, absolutely. That's a big part of my game and it's going to need to be a part of our game as an offense. You know, whether that's in the re-game and in the scramble game, whatever it may be, and you know, I just want these guys on my team to know that, you know, I'm willing to run the ball and go get that extra yard when I need to, you know,

4:14:28because the end of the day, that's what really, that's what it really comes down to is, you know, are we going to run some quarterback, you know, run play, sure, but, you know, at the end of the game when it's third and five and everyone's, you know, everyone's covered down the field, am I going to be able to tuck the ball down and go, you know, go get 60 yards and run someone over that. That's, that's one of the bigger things and I think, you know, I want those guys, you know, they're out there with me to know that, you know, I'm going to go get that extra yard. I'm going to be able to run a day because some quarterbacks are able to run, but not willing to be hooked to. Yeah, as a visit you were P way, I mean, I've always, I've always, yeah, I've always definitely, you know, when I was a young kid, I was a pretty good runner when I got to high school, I was a tall, you know, skinny pocket passer kind of, and I wasn't really known for my running ability. I ran it, you know, from time to time, but when I got to K state, I put on a little weight. You know, I started to get a little stronger in that, you know, in my, in my, my leg areas and, you know, I'm actually my first start against TCU third play of the game. I ripped off like an 80 yard, QB draw, which I surprised myself with it.

4:15:32Like, you know, I had had some good runs in camp and people knew I was good athlete, but like, I was like, man, I just really just do that. And from then on, you know, it just kind of became a part of my game. And, you know, I just got more and more confident with it. And, you know, the more you do it, the better you get at it. You know, throughout my whole career there, I obviously, I ran the ball, I got a mountain. I enjoy running the ball. I think, you know, people always ask me, is it more fun to run a touchdown, throw a touchdown? I like to run it. I think it's pretty cool to, you know, run in there and celebrate with the teammates, but, you know, yeah, it's definitely been a, been a big part of my game. Well, the guys just said it. It's a good question. Everything is, everything's heightened here, you know, I think, you know, you know, you feel, you feel the eyes a little bit and you feel, I think, I think that, you know, the one thing I would say is that I don't feel like I have to be a hero here. And I feel like I have the guys around me to where I just need to facilitate and just get them to ball and make good decisions.

4:16:36And at the end of the day, I don't have to go out there and do anything super, super human, you know, I just have to be myself and trust the guys around me. And, you know, in going through camp and through spring ball, like, it was talking to you earlier at them, like, going against this defense every single day is a, is a blessing. And like, I know it sucks at times and I'm sitting here like, she's like, you know, in a, in a game like that guys, I can be guarded like that. You know, that's just in Zelda and a dude or IGB, you know, making a really good play, but like, that's real. And that is going to happen. We're going to play some really good defenses, but like, I think we're playing, you know, one of if not the best defense in the country every single day. And that's just making me and us better. And, you know, for, for me, you know, it's just, it's elevating my game. And I love the competition and we all do so. I think they're doing a really good job. I think they hear in this offense, they're doing a lot of different things and moving around a lot.

4:17:42They're, you know, they're blocking their catching. They're, they're doing a lot of different things and they've shown some really good flash so far in these first couple of days of practice. And I'm excited for this group. I think, gee, you know, geez, doing some really good things. And obviously he's, and he's one of those alpha dogs in the offense. Like, everyone looks to him. You know, he's, he's one of those guys. You know, and Wilk has married so it's really good things to Lonnie's and what's really good things like everyone's kind of stepping up. It's been cool to see. I think that tight end rooms definitely bring in the juice coach. He's got him going. And I'm excited to see what they do. Yeah, he's still like this. You feel like you're the number one quarterback. You approach practice. The mindset wise, we have how do you go about that? Because obviously it's still a competition. I'm just trying to be the best version of myself every single day. That's, that's all I'm trying to do. And, you know, whatever, whenever I get thrown in there, I'm going to go in there and make the best out of my reps and, you know, show this team that, you know, I'm, I'm going to fight for them and do everything that we need to do when that's, that's all that matters to me.

4:18:43Better be in the best team that I can be. It's been awesome. Yeah, I think it was long overdue. I think, you know, we've had these guys that have ton of knowledge, you know, and had all these weird rules that they couldn't coach. But now being able to, you know, have Riley and Billy and Coach Kelly and Coach Day all coaching us. We got really two quarterback coaches on either field when we're doing like two spot like it's invaluable. And I think Billy's been awesome for the room. You know, I think Riley, Arkansas, some really good things. Obviously coach Kelly and coach there, you know, some of the best in the, in the country, you know, I've built the quarterbacks and, you know, the coaching that we're getting is awesome. And I think having the analyst be able to be out there on the field has been really big and long overdue. Well, tips that there is no front line. There's a point you guys looking. We're talking all the reps.

4:19:45At what point would it be helpful to know who the starter is and then be able to get those reps to be the leader more important and kind of take it to the team? Yeah, you know, I wish I could say I don't really know. And you know, that's not up to me. That's not my decision. I am. I'm just going to be myself. You know, keep fighting to be the best version of myself every single day and, you know, try to make the, make the most out of my reps and show this team that, you know, I'm going to, I'm going to give them my all. And that's all I can do, man. And we're just going to keep competing, keep making each other better and have fun. And it's up to your past. You feel like a different pastor. You work day, day, day, day, and watch. Yes, I do. I think I've, I've tweaked some things in my mechanics. And, you know, I think the coaching that I'm getting here is not not mechanic wise, but read wise and peep wise and, and all these different things. And, you know, I'm just, I'm getting a different deeper level of coaching than I ever have before. And, you know, I have a deeper understanding of the offense and what the defense is doing. And, you know, my movement keys, my pre snap checklist, my post snap reads, like everything's just been faster.

4:20:55And obviously, you know, my experience helps with that a little bit. But I think, you know, my work with my, with my quarterback coach has helped a lot Jeff Christiansen. He's, he's helped me a ton. And, you know, I, I feel like I've just gotten stronger. And that's helped me a lot too. So I think I'm throwing the ball with a lot more confidence going ball a lot better. And a lot of that has to do with the coaching I've gotten. And, you know, that's a credit for those guys for forgetting me ready and, and, you know, making sure that, you know, I developed myself in the off season. And, you know, I've become the best version of myself going into football. Thank you. Yeah. Thank you guys. Thank you. I appreciate it. For my whisper, you know, the quarterbacks they've had just the past five years, shown the credit rate numbers. I just have things the right way. And I've won this offense because by hand, because Coach Kelly, you know, making just enough to Ryan. Staff it. Staff it. I had pretty much contact with them. You know, you want to really add. And then you don't like to have your hand held process.

4:22:00You played up a need a lot of time. You put up there. What is it about you to drive? You want that much richer. I would say, you know, in high school, I had a coach that, you know, he was giving a lot of responsibility. And I hear a lot of letters. A lot of responsibility on me, make, make, make, make, make, make, make, and so I just, you know, I want to be the best for back in the heat. And take, take the need to feel two things the right way. And I just, do think that I have to do it with a question. I'll just give you a question. I'm just giving you a question. I don't know what you think. I love watching Joe Burrow. He makes adjustments to Ryan. He's a really good decision maker. I like Justin Herbert. I put out a charter in his fan. I was watching him play on some of those guys in the NFL. I just, you know, give us his makers who make, make it to the play. I would say I'm a little more quiet, but I'm working on the help of that. You know, a coach day is trying to get the people. And I'm walking later out there with the guys that are even on the pressure. You try to be a leader. That's why, it's definitely quite confidence.

4:23:02Definitely confident in your role as a player. I know what it's a lot of fun. I actually, I think I've only been here once in a few years. I've once made a pretty big all-size and I love it. I'm really good for the places, the places to be, and our friends. I think I've visited maybe Freshmer's all-time. Yeah, just for the camper and visit just the super-cell of these stuff. He's really good at that. I know it was only a few days, but being in the Alabama program, especially as they prepared for ballpoint upfront, what did you take away from that short period of time? Yeah, it was really good with Coach Rees and Coach Savin. They were coach and players hard, and I saw the work that takes to get to the playoffs and then coming here to see the other guys put in the work and throughout the winter. I see our older guys and older leaders put in the work and then showing them how to taste. How much of a relationship did you have with Air, obviously? He had been committed. You come in, you're both freshmen.

4:24:03What was it like before and what's your relationship? We didn't have much relationship prior. We mentioned that we were 11. I knew each other a little bit. And then come in here, you know, the quarterback room, everyone here is really close. So we're all pushing each other to be better. We're all taking close points from each other trying to be better. Coach Savin is the coach that you might describe as a spectating and nice player. I would say we were caught by surprise. Come back from the game and you're a little bit high spirits because of the team journey. It was high-five, I think that's it. How did you feel when you were playing on that? Did you either coach you just played for or did you just sign a mix with me or that? I was a first time out of the kind of good transfer of all that. That's my amount of emotions, but I'm not going to lean on helping with it and making a big relaxation and that's the reason I'm like, I feel a little bit more brilliant. I think it's a little bit more of a question. I have a true question for you because you're actually a little bit high. I can't really explain how that would be.

4:25:06I'm just really trying to develop and take close to Coach Day. I've been a great player back in the risk. I take close to Coach Kelly because I just want to develop and run the offense when they want it and take their coach and play some of the tries for their money. If you look at your face and push your brain, you can see that they're not getting enough. What about your game, do you think you can try to get the knowledge of the players? I think that I can be a really good decision maker for the offense and someone who's the absolute American trust. It's a great question. Coach Day called you. You bet. I'm absolutely good. I think it's kind of a lot of things. I was always around football. My boat was a quarterback at Penn. He was a quarterback in eighth and I was in high school and I was following his break of debt. I was just going to be a football player and then I just been at high level offensive high school and just really just had a lot of fun. Who do you want?

4:26:06Good work. Who's your favorite type in? Packering. What are you saying? I don't have a taste of my opponent. I don't have a taste of my opponent. I know. I'm a player at Spirits. I just keep it like you. It's going to show. From a coaching standpoint, it feels a lot better when you're looking around like, well, hell. You put your right hand down there. Now I can say we had the sickness going back around and it was just slide outside in. You're going to two platoon and go both cards today. You got to coach. That was good for both parties. As a coach, we can still practice and need for the kids getting really good reps that way. How much does it take to stay in the same place? Is there a way you can do it there? Is there a way you can do it there? Yeah, just foot the calendar of an offensive line unit anywhere. You're going to take the criticism. I think the maturity of these guys is probably what sounded or showed with Donovan. I wasn't over there, but like... You had to hold his hand.

4:27:07That's our position. That's who we are. That's who you want to coach. This position or play this position. You're going to take those. I think maturity and the growth of those guys, understanding what they need to do, why they need to do it, is going to pay dividends when we get on the field and start playing. We're playing more and continue to play more like linemen and not lines on the page. I think as young guys and new guys you get in, you're kind of like, I put a half. Oh, I got burned. Okay, I'm going to go get the burn. No blocking. I don't want to block you. You're right. I want to block you. I want to block you. Okay. Okay, give me a second. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. Thanks, guys. Yeah. But just trying to not screw it up or get there, figuring it out, you know, schematically or whatever. We're now the ownership and, you know, we're going to burn. And this is how we're getting here. And this is the technique I'm using. That's showing up a lot, man. If it is. And like I said, that starts up being true because we're not.

4:28:09You're not blocking a pop up them. Like we do pods. We do individuals. Larry's guys. And you got good on good. And it's showing. That's the positive. That's the positive. That's where it's worth. As a coach now, I'm sitting here feeling like, yeah, feeling better about it because we're doing it. And they're doing it because they understand it. And I'm not just saying, I'm aligned on the page. I got to go back to Noeska. You know, you mentioned Larry's guys. How much is it almost shining a light if you see a weakness on your line going against those guys? I would think it would expose it pretty well. You get a good read on what you have. Yeah. It's another proof though of, when you're in a match-up game, Brian talks about this all the time. It's you versus you. If you don't take the right step, if you don't communicate or get the right fit to the right identification, then really good teams and really good players are going to take advantage of that. If you give them something that way. So you're playing you. So for us to answer your question, yeah. They expose like, why did I get beat right there? Did he beat me or did I give it to him and he took it? And then Larry's guys can do the same. And when we get whatever the technique may be on a zone player or a gap player or whatever it may be.

4:29:11And when you hit something big, he can watch us say, hey, did you miss their fit? Did they miss their hands? So that good on good that we're getting to go is going to expose a lot of things. Not necessarily how good you are, but when you don't play as good as you are. If that makes sense. Hey, I just want to ask this mic. This might be a general question, but how would you see your, I guess, recruiting approach, recruiting pitch modes change over the procedure? It's still all about, in my mind, or my like, the evaluation. Like you have to be a guy that can come here and grow and perform and play. The changing has really been with the NIL landscape. And so figuring out what that piece really is, how vested and how far you have to be in that, what's their priorities? So I think that's always, that's going to be a fluid thing. But at the end of the day, like, you know, I'm sound boring and cliche, right? But like if a kid loves to fall, it wants to be great, wants to get developed, wants to be around and play against Larry's guys and those guys in practice. And we feel like we've evaluated through camp or through tape and we've offered those guys.

4:30:11Then we want to go get those guys is that 40 is that 60 is that 90? I mean, that's that's off our evaluation and what we have. So from a, you know, the game football hasn't changed recruiting change. Yeah, I know that, but you still got to take guys that you can don't develop because that day one ready made guy in the offensive line set. Point amount if you're finding for it. Yeah, because they're feeling far between. You see a roster full with five stars and five or six. Or whatever. And it seems like there's been a little bit of a struggle to get those top guys. Those top guys, do you feel like you're approached with NIL as a part of it? Do you feel like it's working? Do you feel like the pitch is at a higher stage here? Yeah, because we're not done yet. I mean, you know, keep your head on the swivel here. I mean, December the long way away and the weekends coming up soon and, you know, where guys are, where they get recruited, what position before me. That's what we have to do. That's my job. That's coaches job as we go together. It's like evaluating guys that we feel can come here and develop and play and help us to continue to win.

4:31:13And so, yeah, stars matter. Sure, my wife could point out. That's a, that's a really good guy, right? But as I said, those, that pool lineman. Is not as big as some of the other. So, yeah, it's not as big as some of the other guys that are going to get them. It doesn't mean we're not working to go with those guys. And like I said, it doesn't mean that we're done either. It's a long way to December too. So, a couple of more questions. Is one superstar guy, who's at home, is that the star of Fight Live, or is it hard to really get this to be a place for him? Yeah, I mean, I think you just look at the recent history all the way through. Or all the stickers on the wall in there. Yeah, we had Paris. He was with National Fight Star guy, right? But we had other two other draft picks there that the one was in the Fight Star guy, right? Luke was in the Fight Star guy, they're good players and they got developed. You know, those guys before. I got here all the guys on the wall. I mean, yeah, that's, you'd love to go get all those guys.

4:32:14But, do they fit the next up round, guys? So, it's the four star guys. Are they really a four star? Are they really fit? Do they really want to do that? From a pipeline online? You just look on the wall and there's in the room. You've seen all those guys that have come from all different levels. How would you say you're in the evaluations now? When you're dealing with so many people wanting to hear before they even play the game, as would you hear, I need to offer for my eyes. It seems like the process is just kind of lost. It's a way of being about a valuation, right? There's about a touch in the bottom. In cases, but how much harder does that make you believe? When you're looking at a kid who's gotten the size you've looked at you're looking for, but maybe the film isn't there, maybe the camp performance wasn't what you wanted to see. How do you get him to understand? Yeah, I think you got to feel through the relationship of what the kid, maybe the relationship with the coach, and just being frank and honest with him. I mean, I'm not smart enough to tell this guy one thing,

4:33:14this guy the other and the circle back and all of a sudden you come back and it's like, what was the message you gave here? Just trying to be as straight and communicative as you can. I still don't think though you get into early junior year first two or three games which we're going to do on guys that we felt like right there in the end of the seat. That's when the next wave of offers and recruiting stuff goes into. If the kids just looking for a check mark on the internet, I've probably failed at that my entire career early on until you know that they're a buck eye. To be clear, you're used to not a pop up dummy. Can I have a squandering career close? You? Yeah. I wouldn't love to block you, but with one leg or both, just in case. Just in case. Just in case. You got it. You got it. You got three guys. Last question for coach. Last question for coach. That they all have. That they all have. Two of those starts. We grab Josh, he's a driver. He's that, and he's 16. We got one. He's going to have 12 and have none. Where does that experience show up?

4:34:14It could be, depending on the day, like you're in the dull drums and the grind of camp. Practice 12, 13, 14. That veteran guy that kind of grabs the guy is like, fellas, we've been here. Let's go. This is the worktop. We got to pick it up. We got to go. Could be in a situational field. It's nowhere like eights. We're going to third down period. Well, it's not just another play. Hey, it's just third down. Now they come over walls. They're in the boots and watch the picks, watch the twists, whatever the pattern is. Maybe I think they'll show them in the games. When we hit the first real adversity through whatever game, whatever quarter or whatever drive that shows up. Then that's the next time I'm going to show up because they, as you said, there's, there's gamesmanship there. They've been in there and they know now it's not the first time. I'm like, whoa, what's happening? It's, hey, this is happening. Here's how we get through it. I'm just super. That's something that you think that you guys could just kind of miss the last year with a brand of center two examples. Obviously, I don't know.

4:35:16Like, do you think you were missing a little bit of that? Yeah, you just a veteran veteran experienced guys, you know, I mean, you had Matt there. He played a lot of ball. He had Donnie was coming into it, but then yeah, you're replacing them with three new guys. You know, one coming from across the country. Yeah, look for a covering on the fence. We're coming into it. So yeah, I mean, experience helps a time. What's the experience you've said it? I've started this many games, which means he's played this many thousand reps. I've started this many games. I've had this many reps in the red zone or this many other than whatever situation it may be. Right tackle my freshman year, you know, six three right tackle, trying to block, next start with fun. But going to guard, you know, obviously it helps your drafts, so I can have anything like that. But, you know, you don't just have to ball. That's pretty sick. You get both hands back. That's been kind of interesting. I know what kind of like at the end of spring a little bit when I was going in with her. I literally didn't know how to use my right hand for a while. I come out of the ball. But obviously we developed them again with that. So it's been a good experience.

4:36:17I know like me, Luke, you know, take as well. I'll play in some right, I'll play in some right guard. So I ask any questions, asking Donnie questions on the other side of the ball. I don't know, I love it. I mean, I just love playing football. So I'm killed with whatever. So I'm good. What is different with Chip Kelly as the office coordinator right now? What you know is with the run game. What do you feel is different? We run the rock. We pound the rock, man. It's isn't really fun this year. What does that mean? When you say that, what pound the rock? What does that mean in your vernacular? I just think the way we run out of the ball and the schemes are going to implement this year. It's been very, very difficult for teams to combat that. I think the amazing offensive minds of Coach Kelly, Coach R, obviously Coach Day and Coach Rye. I think they've come together and made some really, really fun plays. Not only, you know, obviously like really good schemes, but there's some cool plays in that as well. Although we've loved to, you know, run. I remember, I remember freshman year and last year.

4:37:21Our defense is the number one defense in the country. And now we've been able to really not, obviously we're not going to beat him up or anything like that. We've been able to move the ball a little bit, so it's been fun seeing that. And seeing the guys really get into it. And I think Coach Kelly has been awesome and effective. He's a very open-minded coach. We're kind of stuffy tries. So we'll be reading the script or reading with him. We're like, this is what we're going to run this over to this. Like, okay, it hits like 40 yards. Like this is the coolest thing ever. So I'm really excited for this year. I think everyone should be too. All right, Carson, thank you for coming. Thank you. I got a 6-5 on the roster, just like five hours. Yeah, no, I got a little blue to it. Yeah. Amazing. Thank you for having me. I got a special. I've been using three tie-ins and two running backs to our formation today. I heard being the full-backing situation. So there's a lot of different things you can do in short-range.

4:38:22But a little bit of tribute to Coach A's and what he means in his role. Joey Kauffman, Columbus Dispatch, over to Le. Should he be, do you look back? Not even your two months, 15 spring practices. There's something you feel best about when you've been able to accomplish the summons. Well, I would have kind of said it because I didn't think so. But I think the most impressive thing since I've been here is how we're just closest for all teams. Some programs talk about a brother. This is really a brother. Our practices, as we talked about, how good our defense is. They're highly competitive, but they're not from that. And those guys really work very, very well together, both the whole line of the D line and the second or the other receivers. The competition is going to be the best there is in the country. That makes you better. But I think sometimes competition, no guys can lash out and you get really good battle. And I was trying to fight points out of the fight, but we're trying to accomplish it here for Poland. I think the way these guys cooperate and work together as a group is discussion about it. I think you're even going to need that.

4:39:22The closest team and the most connected teams are the ones that have been here. Over to the right here. Andy Baxter, a letter from the room. Chip obviously didn't know what I was talking about. Jeremiah, but Mattka, it's the big return of this group. He kind of provided everyone what he can do today. What's it been like working with him and what kind of up the community? You guys. Good point. I think you guys are running me and the other 14 practice sessions. Everybody can do a special player. And JJ is over a lifetime player also. But I think all of the whole current outtakes and really good things watching him in this. And for all of them, I'm addressing with the offensive line. I came in with the blinds. And I had no opinions for him. Not that I really just by and I didn't just observe him. But I think that white machine for me is really special. And I think there's a bunch of guys in there. And again, you have to play multiple games after the regular season is over. You're going to make sure you're going to be in debt like that. And the fact that it's a little bit comfortable right now, that we get some guys in there that can make some plays with the printer. And that really dictates how people are going to defend you.

4:40:23You've got a couple of really good running bets. You're going to load the box. You're going to load the box. And then those guys are going to want to cover it. It's the core betrothal ability to decipher that and get them all to those bets. Or do they less of double covers? They're less of double covers. And now it's a little bit lighter box than you can run them all. So having too many weapons is a good problem to have. Second or left, at Murphy, 24-7 sports. Typically we've talked a lot of that kind of quarterbacks, maybe, buying from the starting stuff. And some of the younger guys, what have you seen from them? We've got not seen more of them today. We probably have what's your assessment of the families they kind of gave this. I always am so impressed with young guys that enroll early in watching how they get acclimated and what they do. You look at Julian and Aaron and JJ. They should be in a hot, much like in their ice cold. And they're out here playing in front of 80,000 people. And they've really progressed when you watch that and made these and listen to them.

4:41:24And they interpret, you know, so basically the whole concept theory is where we throw them in the deep end and see if they can swim. You know, we didn't maybe anything. We don't put the install in with, hey, you guys are already installed. We're already installed. This is the older players. And then you guys, you know, go set the kitty tape on. We're just going to do that really simple things with you. You know, they get it all in the more they can digest. The more when you're in a road when you're checking for understanding and asking questions. And they can step back to you to the more confidence you have when they get in there with the plays that you can call for. So those guys have been in process. They're still learning. You know, they were the guys today that were kind of looking on the island. And my other stuff, that's the people here, along with the office coordinator and the quarterback coach, because I was kind of looking around. Because I'd actually never been in the stadium. So yesterday when we had our 14th practice in there. So I played with half-state months when I was in Oregon. That was in the Rose Bulls. I had never been actually in the stadium until yesterday. So I caught myself when I went to the stadium.

4:42:24The stadium turned into the grounds. And in a thousand first-prem加ments we pressed it. Got time for just a few more folks over here. So the right bill and Davis bill work is that you know what you just said about throwing it into the deep end. What stood out to most people, generally, is progression through 15 practices where you guys have had out of spring? Jordan is a very fast processor. You know, he really, he thanks very, very quickly on his field. He makes really good decisions. He doesn't stick on in reading, teaching, progressing. And we see things really well from for a young player. And not having to expose stuff. A lot of college defenses. And especially what Jim does. Jim can make. Jim can make a young freshman homework. Pride. With some of the stuff he does. But you know, I never saw that with Jules. And that's been across his ability to retain him. And then, Jim and JJ, the compliment I would say is if you got here and you didn't know what class they were going to do with the set of those questions.

4:43:24How they pick things up. Sometimes freshmen act like freshmen. But the guys who are special, they don't act like freshmen. You know, they act like football points. And I know that you guys are on your campus. Far-left, Camerity Robinson, the athletic. You hung out with freshmen and J.T. people would say I'm going to run the second half. You talk about how deep you need to be in this area, college football. But as you search for Army 3, what did you see from then today? What has there been like in the business spring? Yeah, James really flashed early for me not knowing it again. It's just a... Don't worry about what the background is. Where they're from, who they are. The this guy, this guy, this guy, that's Tarzans. They're all black eyed citizens. And just like, you know, I think James is kind of a really good field of vision. He can get things. I thought Sam gets really good things today. T.C. is another guy who really came along during the spring. And we're constantly talking in our staff meetings about that. We're very cobbling center of the faculty of class.

4:44:25Situation has changed. So you have to develop that that, you know, used to be maybe have a parent spare. It was what everybody says, but I think you're mad at him. One of the times, you're talking about 16-17 games. You're really going to be tested that way. So I was really happy with how those young guys have come along here in the 15th training sessions of the faculty. I will be here to the right. Tim May podcast? Thank you, Jerry. You have not one podcast? Yeah. If this guy's all happy, then he needs to. You might as well be here. Sure. You're more cobbled up, you're... You must have some juice if you have your name. Definitely. I like it. He's not just a lifestyle, I suppose. It's obviously. Yeah. Just two quickies. Everyone, do you feel compelled to let these quarterbacks in over they stand? You know, it's coming up to you. You know what I mean? Where does that go? I mean, in your mind. That old sometimes the staff can visit me on and not even... He does an unbelievable job of, I think, all our players understand where they fit and what the country is and what they want to do.

4:45:28And what they want to do is, this is... You know, we're not going to come back. But when we do it after every day, they know where they stood after class. And what they want us to do with the three and a half to four, we greet everything. They're going to be constant feedback in terms of where we are. And then after 15, which we had today, but we can't do it unless you watch the film. They can really look at the things. Because you may see something when you're on a sideline. Now, why did you make that decision? Well, I couldn't really see if you'd feel safety from where he was. Okay, now I understand why you made that decision. So, you know, we'll have meetings while we're at it. And that's always been the method. So this week, during, you know, between Monday through Friday, we're all scheduled. No one's going to go on a group or two, because we'll have to that one more wall. But instead of every position, you know, offensive line, defensive line, not ever safety. Everybody's in a certain way, their position, which is, you know, where they fit. When you see them. When you put pressure with the transfer portal, you know what I mean? You've been a head coach for a long time. You mean, is that on your mind at TGD? Yeah, I think no words were on the word. I don't think it's pressure.

4:46:30But I think you just open lines of communication and everybody knows, you know, what your evaluation was to the training sessions that we had. Guys, we've got to have, we've got real quick, the last two questions, Dan open, and then Rob Alter. When do you feel like you need to have a starting quarterback named by, and whatever the experience you're going to be looking for between now and then, and determine who that guy's going to be? We're going to be between now and whatever that is. We're not allowed as coaches to go back out and practice what we're doing in college football. You get 15 training sessions in the outseason. And then we'll go back to working with Nick in the way room. Get bigger, get faster, get stronger. They'll have organized activities themselves. They do a really good job of that. But once there's a football out, like we're not allowed to be there to evaluate and be obsessed. So they're really from a football center on their own until August. So, you always want to do it earlier, but I also believe every time I've been involved in this,

4:47:30is that it kind of happens organically and authentically, you know, because the players are not. You say that, we just say we're going to be in jail, and they all think it's 10. You know, they're not. They're not in the locker room with every day. Players understand, you know, who they feel is the guy. And most of the time, the decision is very obvious. You know, when you say this is where we are on the, you know, on the... But that timetable thing, I don't... I can't give you an exact timetable on that. So, Rob, Chip, you talked about two, and the typically near experience you've done, again, like Tim said, a long time. How long does it take for the game to slow down for a young QV? I think it depends on the individual. I've had some kids, where early, you know, you were like, wow, Parker's Mario was like that. Remember, 50 second practice. He got to the fifth reading, the progression, and he threw it out here, and it was a game.

4:48:31And I asked him, well, I do it, I asked why, it's just one of our shinnies. And I said, why did you do that? I mean, because I don't know what we call that defense, but there was like a lot of guys over there. I didn't see him like there was anybody over there. But for him, the process, I thought that he was right. He came back the other day, whether that was cover 60 of the day, I mean, that's where you got some color colors. But it all happens, I've got guys that for two years, seem like they're just, you know, they're really struggled. And the light bulb goes off, you know, they've got it, so... Everybody has different learning styles. You know, our job, and the evaluation process is to kind of fight those learning styles. You know, they kind of learn, they're not totally learning, you know, because they learn by field. It's important. A field guy, you know, a more film guy, you know, it's all different. And I think we have to keep hoping and prodding. And for us, his coach is, that's the challenge to me, what is the best learning style? How can we convey, because education basically is just a transportation knowledge.

4:49:31But it really doesn't matter what I know or what writing, I was a nurse with a nurse. That's always kind of what we're working on and studying and thinking about, kind of where we are, and how much can they handle, and then how much is too much, you know, because this is a big, big, great play. I agree with 100%. But if you don't feel it's good, then why is it in, you know, and that's this whole feeling of process that we're all learning awesome learning. The office is that identity, so the coach is running, running quarterbacks. And something you always sort of lean toward, or is it, you're by your case by case, what advantage do you like about it? Because all your guys can run a little bit. Yeah, I think it running quarterbacks causes problems for events. So when, when plays right now, the unscheduled plays, if you just go back to the recent Super Bowl, on that last part, the two big plays from the home's environment, potential homes is not the runner. And he's not calling the sign in quarterback runs for a pad.

4:50:33But when the defense matches up in place two men in terms of the match in the quarterback, well, maybe the best decision is to take off, you know, second one is to not only, you may score. You know, a lot of guys don't only want to hoax on it, you know, and there's times when we have time to understand if you do a run of the quarterback, and we talk about the best ability, the best ability is available. I mean, you're not the only shoulder to take people on, but we are always looking for quarterbacks that have the ability to run. We're not looking for running backstations, bro. So you're not going to see us 20 times a game, we're running the quarterback. There are people that run off of societalism are really successful with it, but with this group, we have right now that's not. Now they can't hurt you, they've little didn't, when he was at case date, you know, obviously they don't took off a couple of times today. Lincoln's a really, really good athlete, Julian can run, but, you know, we're not calling the design quarterback runs, you know, you're not going to see, you know, I think, tremendous amount of respect for coaches and the ladies, he's been left here, the straight T as well as far as we go, we are not going single way.

4:51:33So we are not going to stop it and run the quarterback, I saw the quarterback now, we're still going to stop it. But it is another weapon, you know, it also keeps defense in office, you know, for defense fans, you have to continue to mend the quarterback closing the games on the edge and just getting the first down, well then the defense of out-and-ass and stay outside keeping the quarterback, well then we can run the ball up and the end of all lots. Sometimes they don't run again, our quarterback really is a blocker, usually responsible for a defender with the defender was cheating and the fitting in on the run, and then his responsibility is to make the defense be honest. And that's really, I really do that a couple times today. And we had a block that's taking this face in there, so we're going to take off around the edge, what happens in the next bit of defense is white. And what we get to do is change the end of the ball off the run. Coach, thank you so much for your time and thanks for being a buckhead. Alright, thanks. So maybe 42, whatever against Youngstown State, I'd be so upset coming out of the game. But seeing how violent this game is from this perspective, now you have to say, hey, okay, not only within games, can we keep guys fresh, right?

4:52:36But can we do that so that when you get to the last few games in the season that act that are the big ones, right? The ones that you're judged off of, when you get to the game, are we healthier? And I think that's, it's kind of a both-a-bow fan, right? So I'm still confident with five guys, and that's going to be week to week. You know what I mean? Like these guys know, I think honestly, who start to be week to week? And then you just play during the week of practice that you're locked in and somebody else has a bad mental week, well, I can't reward you with starting if you have six mental errors during the week, you know what I mean? Just because you started last week. So I think it's got to be that iron sharp, an iron constant competition through the whole fall. That was not like something that Jake told me to do, and I was going to play a kind of a G. As he just alluded to, but is that part of which one has to drive you then? Was it driving you then? Then you just assumed that was kind of the case when you played anyway. I always felt when I was here that they were trying to out-requit me, which is the reality, right? Yeah. Which is why it prepares you so well for the National Football League. That's why Ohio State prepares you so well for the league, because now it's like they're trying to out-draft you.

4:53:37And so I used that as fuel, but I also thought firsthand, you know, like there was a season where it was John Kerr, Marcus Freeman, certain guys rotating week to week. And so I thought like, should it have happened to them that could happen to me? So I just tried to be a certain way in practice. Like I tell the guys all the time, you have to control the things that take no talent. You have to eliminate all the loves. If you love on the field, you're a traitor. Like you should just go play for the other team. You can't be coaching effort. And then you can't have mental errors. Because if you have a mental error, then you can't trust you. So those are the two things I always had the player was like, all right, you're not going to catch me open, and you're definitely not going to catch me not knowing what I'm supposed to do. I might get beat, and that's inevitable. It's football, everyone's on scholarship, right? But those two things you control every single day. What's the next step in the sun in the sun? I think it's just seeing, you know, we haven't done like any of my series. You know what I mean? So we know you can tackle and all that. But I think it's just the repetitive grind of a football game from in the box, the constant.

4:54:41And he's been, he's been willing so far, you know what I mean? As far as his hand placement has been good, even more on the strike. So it should continue into to have him challenged to, there's plays right now where he's seeing it from the first time from a will backer. So the next time he sees it, maybe throw catch tackle is at the intersection. You don't even mean because he's seen it before from that perspective. Everything he's seen before this has been from top down off the shelf, right? So now it's dropping back, that'll be sliding. So he's made great progress and I'm really happy with how son he's done. James, look at recruiting. It seems like it's really well for you. Honestly, you can't talk about specific recruits, but just overall how do you feel like that's going and are you enjoying your food? I am, I am enjoying it. I think it's, it's fun to build relationships and get to know so many different types of kids, you know? Ohio State presents opportunity, right? And so many different ways. You're not going to get developed better anywhere else in the country.

4:55:42You have the largest fan base, largest alumni, and there's this opportunity everywhere, right? So you try to just explore, like explain your passion for the school that did so much for you, you know, especially being an out of state kid, not being formal, Ohio. And then realizing how much Ohio State changed my life. And so now you communicate that to other young kids who kind of see it and try to tell them the vision, like where you can get to. And I think the fun thing for me is that most of the kids that I'm recruiting are way more athletic than I ever was. So it's like, I tell them that if I can, the only way I survived in the NFL eight years was the fact that I had football intelligence, like I knew where I was going. You know what I mean? I knew where I was fitting. And so now if I can impart that information on kids who are extremely athletic, well now you're now you got something special, you know what I mean? How much of you guys have already talked about long season and the deep and play more guys? Well, I think yeah, you're going to have to have depth. That's just the reality, right?

4:56:45It's a longer season. There's more games. And there's no excuse that a place like here, like if you're all I'm playing with a maybe a guy who was third or fourth, that doesn't matter. You know, like you got to be ready to go. So I think depth is crucial at all of the positions. Because injuries are going to happen there as part of football, you know. You never want to wish it upon anyone and you're certainly not. But it's just you can't be naive to think that you're just going to have every single starter healthy for the whole season. You talked about your mentality as a player and then you're recruiting different players than you were. How do you, how do you marry that when they made that same mentality that you need and what you want them to have? Well, you figure that out when you get to know them. And there are certainly some kids that you start to recruit to where you see like, you know it? Ohio State might be too big. It might be too big for them. You know what I mean? And so it's not for everybody. You have to want to come in and compete against the best and realize that you have to win every single game and be the best in the world of what you do.

4:57:46That's the expectations that Ohio State. And that's certainly not for everyone. And that's okay. But you have to through the process kind of find out who has that mentality, who really craves football? You know, like who craves football versus a lot of the other fluff that kind of comes with it? Who craves ball? Because when they crave football, then the other stuff will take care of itself, right? And we'll just keep getting better and better if they want to be the best. Two more questions for David. Yeah, that's I mean, I think that's your job as a recruiter is you got to figure out what's the mindset of the kid? And are they are they serious about football? And you have to talk to the people that are around them and you got to figure out talking coaches. You just got to try to figure out like who loves ball and the NFL they do the same thing, right? Now they're attending the massive amounts of money and they're saying, okay, we're going to get this person money as a change their motivation or they still love ball. So now it means and college is the same thing like who actually wants to be the best or who just likes the attention that comes with playing football? James, I've known I already talked about it but can you tell a little bit of the elevation from our bell from end of the class?

4:58:52Obviously, Mr. Time last year was the injury but where he's at now versus the expectation that he had to move his brain? Our bell is I mean, showing a lot of progress. You know, most importantly, you know, mentally with the playbook and everything. I think our bell last year there was a couple things, right? Because of injuries on the D-line and camp. You know, he moved the end for a little bit and then we brought him off the ball and then he had an injury and he kind of missed some time. He wasn't an early mid-year, you know, so he comes in right in the summer and so he missed some reps there. So the see where he's at right now is extremely impressive. And for a guy of that size and that much power and his ability to run, he's a special athlete. So our bell has had a good spring. He's got a continue to dive into the playbook and got a continue to learn all the little things. And as you go, right, like week one, we two start seeing new schemes, new schemes, things build and it becomes kind of a lot. He's just got a continue to comb through it all because athletically, you know, he's one of the most gifted guys that we have in the room. I know, you know, NIL comes with a big series, but what has changed in the time that you've been recruited to now that you're working with me and like, you're there on the mental differences you've noticed from here on the E-line?

5:00:02No, I think it still comes down for the most part. Like NIL is certainly an aspect for some. For some, it could be the most important thing. It's always a factor, but I think you still just need to find out who are the kids that love football and they want to be developed. And it's about the relationship to an extent. Like, a relationship gets you to the final stretch. For some kids, NIL might do the thing that pushes them over the top. I mean, I don't know. Like, every kid is so different, right? I try to view it as you're just building relationships and are you going to get a young man to trust you to develop them into not only the player that they want to be, but the person that they want to be in the future. And can you convince mom and dad that you're the right person to do that? You know what I mean? So I think one of the things that is helpful is my playing experience. I think, you know, when you've played and you've done it and the drills that you're doing, you know that they work. You're not going to waste your time on stuff that doesn't work. And then the fact that, you know, I am blessed to be at my alma mater.

5:01:03You know, if there's no sense of trying to leave here, you know, and then you have the question, I get a ton. Where do you see yourself in five years? I'm like, where I'm sitting? My alma mater. You know, my kids love it in Columbus. Obviously, I love Ohio State. So I think those are things that can kind of be in the van. Okay, but I know you've been working with, you know, kick off and put teams as well as bookstabs that's like for you in terms of getting involved with that thing. Yeah, it's awesome. Maybe I love it because it gives you an opportunity to coach the whole team. You know what I mean? Like special teams in a spot where the whole team probably minus the quarterbacks, right? Is all in one team room and one meeting room. So you get to actually directly impact other positions and just your own. And I think it also gives. It gives a little bit of urgency to your own room like when you're in there every single time you better be making an impact on pun. If you're a linebacker, you better be making an impact on kick return or kick off kick off return, put return all those things. You better be making an impact, right? Because your coach is in there all the time. So it's been nice and there's a lot of stuff that I think our coaches have done to kind of push that that sense of team when you're in special teams that we every position matters.

5:02:13If you're interested, someone is going to be in a foul. What do you think? What do you think will be in a foul? Is doing a kick off now? Do you think that's like it could be good for college? I mean, the thing that stands to take away like the surprise on side, you know what I mean? But all these rules are changing so much for the safety of the game. I mean, I think it's only a matter of time before it trickles down. It seems like everything's trickles down. So we'll see. As of right now, we'll keep things going the way they are. All right, James, thank you. Thanks, guys. Thank you. Everyday. Oh, I mean, we had this finisher at the end of practice where I had to make five in a row and going all the way back to 50. It was actually the people who came to end it. And yeah, I just had to make five in a row or we were running. And so we got it. We ran. But I didn't run away.

5:03:14I did one time. Yeah. I know it's kicking to the short track. I'm kicking it to the back way. You were almost that time. Yeah, for a little bit. You know, you always been a performer in those kind of moments. And I felt like I got the team down. But at the same time, I knew that those guys had confidence in me and actually talking about my teammates, Jack and GTE and those kind of guys really got around me. It really helped me. But as a kicker, you kind of just got to wipe it clean and go to the next play. But yeah, you definitely want to make those kicks. Is that something that you have to process? Like a week's after or is it just something that you got over 18? It's something you have to get over mid game as a kicker. You can't let their last kick affect you. So just trying to get through it and get through the game. And I knew I could have made that kick. I mean, it's just one of those ones that got away from you. But you always look forward to the next one. And you always have to correct your mind and get ready for that.

5:04:15I probably say the same as last year. I feel just as confident as I did last year, even though I didn't get too many attempts from deep to show that. But still feel just as confident as I was. 55, 60. Yeah, right around there, right in there. Yeah. That's every kicker's dream. That's every kicker's dream. I mean, you saw the guy from FSU a couple of weeks ago. That's my buddy, Ryan Fitzgerald. Really, really great kicker. But everybody wants that opportunity to show everybody what you can do. What are the options? What do you think you made from your day to day? Trying to become more consistent always. You can always become more consistent. You're going to miss everyone so well, but just trying to limit the mistakes and the misses that you do have. Just so that you can become as perfect as possible. I guess this is the way I would put it. I mean, the standard is the standard here. And even we didn't look up to it last year. So you got to correct it and get better. What is that consistent season? You're book worse? It's a lot of things. It's a ball contact.

5:05:16It's confidence in your teammates. It's trusting that the ball is going to be there when it's there. It's getting more down the field on your follow through. It's not falling through straighter. Yeah, but some of that really works on us falling through straighter this past our season. So a lot of my balls are going left towards the end of the year. So I had to correct that. And some of you can't really correct mid-season. You don't want to mess with it. But yeah, I corrected that this all season. Coach, today's the first time you've seen all the special teams now. And you said to yourself that there's some increased presence on the suspension. I don't have. And I really like it. I like Coach David around the specialists and all the special teams. It's just was more involved. It feels of the higher importance this year. I think you guys saw that in the first game. He's done a great job. Him and Coach Keys and Gunner Danners. They've done a really good job. So yeah, I feel I feel it. It's good. Why do you specifically feel now? Where does that show up? Do you think what you have in the high level? I think the fact that he's paying more attention to special teams.

5:06:19He's seeing the good things that we do. And so he has more confidence and has to put us out there and give guys like Joe a chance. And he pays more attention to things like that. So it's better for us so that we can thrive in those situations that we didn't thrive in last year. And he has the ability to put us out there because his call is a final call. Which Joe, your folder, or who ballscan, always that? The guys who started and Punderer is also the starting partner? Me and Joe got a lot of work over the offseason to get him there. And it's not always who the starting partner is. It's just he's the best at holding. So we got the John. So you're done every time. Second hearing and being here. Exactly. I just see seven or one letter. I mean, me and John are like I said, me and John and Joe are like three best friends off the field. So we work a lot on stuff on the field and nobody's around. And so we've definitely built a good camaraderie between the guys and yeah, I love Joe. Great guy. How does it make a difference for you guys when you stay and we have a position called,

5:07:19do you know what it's really about? It just makes you feel like he has more confidence and he's putting you out there because he's watched it a lot more. I know for sure on the kickoff reps, he watches kickoff coverage all the time. He loves to see the guys running down the field and we actually made that a really big point of emphasis this past game to run through the goal lines. I joined my teammates run through the goal line. It was pretty fun. Yeah. I'm not sure to help you guys, but now there's only their coaches and Rob and Gunner from the other side of the time. I mean, Gunner was out there last year, but he couldn't give us coaching technique, critiquing on the field. But at halftime, he would he would talk to us and Gunner played at BC. He was a long snapper. So he provides really good insight into kind of like a, I would compare him to like Brad Robinson, my freshman year, gives you good insight. It's kind of like a veteran guy. So like when, when things aren't going your way on the field or you're not playing up to the level that you want to, he's kind of there to calm you down and tell you like, hey, like I've been there before, like the veteran guy even though he's a coach now.

5:08:20So yeah, it's very nice. What is last question you guys? Rob rings a lot. Man, he's, he's been having a coach. He brings a lot of pressure to it. He makes, he makes you feel that every kid really matters. He's really good. He, um, he definitely helps with the coverage. The coverage has been much better this season than they were having to have to cover. You can just tell from the guys running down. They're a lot more passionate about it. There's bigger emphasis on it. Thank you, Jay. Thank you. Thanks, guys. Thank you. It was just the first two weeks this season, yeah, like I just said that it probably was the best way to play. But it didn't take back from my want to be out there in the game. Like, but you know, guy stepped up. It's competitive excellence. The high-level kids. And so now I'm just grateful to be back and doing what I can. I'm just grateful to be here.

5:09:20I'm looking forward to fighting throughout. Oh, yeah. What would I like to do? Um, it's just a frustrated player and a coach who knows his best for him. You know, I, I, I thought I was good to go. And a lot of people told me I wasn't. I was like, what do you mean I'm fine? And then coach said, you know, talking off the cliff a little bit. But um, it's just, uh, trying to protect, protecting me from myself. You know, I have a, uh, blessed with opportunity to play a lot of ball this year. And so it was just like, look, man, let's calm down for these, these weeks. And we'll get you back after the buy. But I wasn't the most happy camper in the world for a good minute there. But it is what is reprintable. I was just playing fast. It was amazing. You know, as a senior, I know I only have a limited amount of opportunities left to play in the horseshoe. So just running out of the tunnel. You know, I've never, never said I'd take the game for granted. But, you know, knowing that I like the number of times I have to do that. That's whaling down kind of way to wait on me those first few games. And so just playing the game to the highest levels fast as I can.

5:10:22And just, uh, you know, taking it all in in the moment. I have a few more Jackson. I have a few more Jackson. So I have a few more Jackson. Wait here, buy a love of the feeling within an August. Yeah. I'm going to come back. Uh, maybe it didn't. I mean, uh, I mean, when it, when it happens, um, I've been lying about it. I said, I mean, I wasn't going to take the route, uh, heated obviously. So, but like, um, but like I was like, oh my gosh, like what happened? And it was kind of a moment of like, okay, like how long is it going to take? And then everyone's like, it's an arm training to like, like, we don't, we don't know. Like everyone's body heals differently. And so just, uh, just trying to, you know, put good things in my body. So, um, I heal as fast as I can and trying to get, like, I put rest doing everything to train. I've done it to do everything. Coach Ryan, Coach Dave told me to do to try to, um, heal as fast as I can and we're about on the field. There are moments of uncertainty.

5:11:22You definitely remember that everyone's feeling differently. No, no, no. What are you talking about? You're not going to be in the same place. I'm going to be in the same place. You're feeling that, but I think the decision will come back. And I think you're going to be in the same place. And then we have to be with that. Yeah, no, there, there were definitely moments of frustration. I'm not going to lie about that, but, uh, our training staff, you know, Stu, Solo, Sean, Tyler, um, Carly Kelly, always people in there that told me to trust the plan. They said that they've seen this type of thing happen numerous times. And they know that it's going to take a lot of life. You're going to be going on the top of the field. And so it's, you know, think of it now. It's kind of funny. But in the moment, I was like, don't tell me that. But it's, uh, you know, it is. I think it played great. You know, um, it's a competitive excellence that we talked about here, you know, making plan. You know, it was called and Austin, somebody's called and he didn't look fantastic. You know, it's always great seeing young guys as sound old saying that, but, um, awesome going out there and doing this thing.

5:12:28You know, we all know we could do it. There was not a doubt in my mind. He was going to go out there and show us the, but it was great seeing 67. You know, you're way to being his ear, you know, lean up on those games. I don't know what you mean, you know, give him tips. Whatever you want college. Yeah, I know I would, um, you know, make my voice known here and there, but he's already honest on his stuff. You know, I do like little new on things. I like, like, like, if he does this, he might do this because learning from my mistakes. I was like, I like, he can do this. So you don't make the same mistake I did. But Austin's a fantastic athlete, you know, he's strong as not. And so he did fantastic doing what he does. Well, the key for you, he did his much time between, you know, he was up in your little malady and coming back because time heals all. I mean, was it was that the thinking was that hard to grasp it sitting out with the maybe tough in the long run. The right thing. Yeah, those those are difficult concepts from the grass from our boys and the seven kids. You know, my mom, but, um, you know, patients, patients hasn't always been my thing.

5:13:31So when it happened, I was like, I'll be back in two weeks. And in two weeks, Canada, I was like, it's the hurts. But, um, but, uh, it was just, you know, trusting the process and knowing what the, our, our chain of staff knows what they're doing. And I knew they're getting back on the field. And so now that I'm on the field, just keep on going. Yeah, 100% last week. I feel happy. Feel great. Yeah. God, what do you guys know a lot of experience on this line when you add a guy like that, um, with that level experience. How much does that help in that center? We had so much. Yeah, you know, I'm very, very sad. You know, Seth is, uh, I would say that the tip of the spear of our offense, I would say, there'll be, like, if teams play us, they're not going to come out. Exactly what we think they're going to do because that's just, you know, game plan. But, um, Seth, Seth communicates throughout the entire almost down to the snap count of what we have to do to make sure all guys on the same page. There'll be times where, um, well, it was in this cadence and he, like, he held on me like, hey, we're going over here. And so I know that just follow what he says and then we're going to make a good play out of it.

5:14:34What do you make last question? What do you make of rotation and paper? And your experience? How does, what are the pros and cons? Maybe, maybe, maybe, not professional. Well, um, it's a great coach for our question. Um, we don't get it. I just play a left guard. I know that both guys are very talented and I know that when they're in the game, they're trying to prove themselves. And so just having to come back and guys can after it. And as long as we move the ball and get to the end zone, I don't think anyone cares who plays who doesn't. All right. None of the back teams have played. Thanks, don't worry. We definitely want to be more disruptive and get more sacks. But, you know, if anyone's going to get to Ohio State, they get the ball out fast. They're not going to let us rush them because they know that was going to happen. So, it's just smart. They know not to hold the ball. You know, they could screen quick passes.

5:15:35But if they hold the ball, it will be completely different. Yeah, it's frustrating, but you know, it is what it is. We cut out half their game playing just by being explosive. What light is coming on from Ty Hamilton in the last couple of years? You know, you've been around him and stuff. What's different about him is approach, etc. I say Ty is definitely more of a leader now. He leads the whole D line, the whole interior. He's that head guy you go to if you need advice for anything. And he leads as a great example for the young guys. Yeah, he's almost like this silent partner a little bit, you know, but he last year especially. He seemed to be in the right place at the right time along the right. That's not a trick. I mean, what do you call it? A maturity? I mean, why would you call it? I'll say it's just his dedication to the game. He takes things serious, the way he room, you know, his diet, his everything. He's top of the notch on recovery.

5:16:36Yeah, everything you need is a player. And then for you, what's different about you three years ago? I mean, right now, as you get ready to this season, obviously you want to stay healthy. He's in the things like that moment. Where are you better as a player? I think I'm better everywhere. I'm not trying to be like a big head, but I think I've taken a big step since last year. You know, I think the whole D line has it and I'm just ready to show it next Saturday. Yeah, and how will that show up in this D line? Because it's veterans across the board. I mean, where are you all going to be known for? I think we're going to be the most disruptive group in the nation. And yeah, early growth phase talked about the focus system setting along with the middle. Is your hand on it? What do you see in your battles with Seth? Seth definitely knows what he's doing. He has a high IQ, you know, strong. Like he's stout. He's not like a pushover or nothing like that. He's a great player and glad we got him. How do you kind of see him lead that line? Is it better to come out of the express space than the other?

5:17:36I mean, I say he knows what's going on. He tells other people what's going on. If you don't know the play, ask him. He's kind of that guy. Like he knows everything. He studies a lot. Strong. Fast. I think it's a big deal. But you know, it's good work. I think today I'm glad. Glad he's that guard. I think it's a better position for him. And he'll be a great guard in the future. I think the last spring I think I was talking to Josh Simmons. He said that he thought the Mitchell belt has been the most big in the past Russian style. How would you describe the way the catch was going? Mitch is playing basketball on grass as with Coach J. Carlton. He has a unique style that could not be reciprocated within anyone. He's just, he's a different athlete when it comes to thinking like this. Thank you. Hey, Mr. You want to do that? Mr.

5:18:37Mr. Me too. Me too. I'm not going to stand here. Yeah. Yeah. There. There. Right from the right one. So just back to back here. You see all these. Yeah. That's a piece of cake coming back. Oh yeah, it's easy. Really easy. Yeah. What is it like to visit? I mean, you were identified as Leo. You know, you know, you know, better go on the stage. Yeah. They have big plans for you, right? Did you know they do since then? Yeah. It's awesome. Like this to my ability to be able to heal. So I definitely was excited to get into that position and do what I could do best.

5:19:39It's played a best of my ability. But of course those things change. You never know it's an expectant special to know how to stay. So I'm just going to hit a grind. We got to watch you excited. We've got to watch your experiences. You seem to be playing with a hot level. They feel like that's the every time you're in the screaming situation. What did you feel going really right? Yeah. I think for the majority of the spring, I've been feeling more confident in myself and my feelings. Even with everything I've been in the past, I don't think I have a lot to give in these programs. So I think that kind of showed us how to do it. Where I just let loose a little bit in the fight to listen to my beat. You take time. What's up to the ball? Eventually I can get off the ball. Yeah. I'm here for sure. I think it definitely takes a second to just trust myself in my body. Because the past couple years have been helping me out in the best way. Obviously, but yeah, I mean, it's just like, it is very mental. I just found it just like every day. Just like counteract him in fear or then like doubt and like normalizing a little bit. I think my mental is really different.

5:20:39Do you feel the Harlem and people today? What's that? Your ears tell me what I'm saying? Yeah, I don't usually do that. Yeah, I do feel home. I think this past two years, it's definitely been learning her. But I think now, more than ever, I'm definitely comfortable and learning about that. What I need to do, and like my skillset, and I've been taught in the cultures, about what it looks like for me to be the best possible version of myself in this position. So, yeah. I think the biggest thing in our group is leadership. We have a lot of guys like you said in our room with battle tests that sort of speak. Especially come up in this bringing in. So, it's all just like, you need to be the anchor because you have a unit. You know, it needs to show up every day. Game of the hour. You know, because John's in the start of the past really is wondering. He always likes to play a lot of guys like you. Rotation, you can feel like a child.

5:21:39He's keeping your head down. He's thinking what they feel like. He wants to play on the last issue. Especially with those new seasons, I'd expect that. But, you guys can see it. You don't know until it happens. I'm just trying to see what's going on with the season. What is the dynamic like in the room? All these old guys can't say that. They've got all these things going on. Yeah, it's like a little brother, big brother to do. You know, a lot of the guys who've been there, are trying to help out and bring along the underguys. It's definitely a process at times, but I think the love we share in that room is very, very strong. And with that, I think it helps us get to anything and any challenges that will come in as well. It makes me the hero. He asks me to train my brother. It's a good thing. It's a good thing to come in here and get up to this point. Yeah. You finally kind of maybe hit that difficult start. It's a blessing. It's a blessing. Because a lot of guys in my position,

5:22:39not the same injuries as you saw, I'm coming back. I'm just thankful that I'm here in the best university in the world and the best training staff and they got me to this point where I can be back to healthy and better than healthy. Because I feel like I've better than what I was. It was humbling, I think. It was really nice for me. Because I remember coming to Ohio State, there was nothing but a dream. I had the dreams of being the best version of myself doing all the things you can get to the athletes. But then things happened. It took me by surprise, of course, but I think it also gave me a lesson that I really needed. I'm really needed to grow until I got a version of such. I think the journey was needed and it was a blessing for me. Do you have the last question? Do you have anything about it? I can't do that, man. I love the sport too much to do that. I love the guys around me. I think that's the biggest thing that brought me back. I can't do it to them. I know we have what we can be on the field. I'm going to do everything I can to get back in my future.

5:23:39I'm just trying to go day by day. It's hard. This is what I find myself as always. Going to the future and doing what I want to do this thing. The next day and the next day, but it's just like it's overwhelming. It's like, gave me stress. I think for me, it's just worried about some harm. I don't have any pain for me. And then doing whatever I need to do, or whatever skill I need to sharpen. It was kind of hard to trust it. But I still think my body was at a good service. Thank you. You got to play two more times. And that's what the training is for. There you go. You've gone from the last of our point to the end. You've been a factor in that. I'm just going to want to make a good job of you. How much does it take for you to win a year and a year? What other than a good one, what's the best thing about the sport? I think what Tile E can do. You have to appreciate what Tile E can tie dead last season in the middle. And if you're going to come on, you're going to take those guys. They're doing a great job of managing them.

5:24:39And then they're going to go up inside it. This is what you want to get out there. You're going to get past rest. So you don't want to take those guys out. I'm going to be like, I'm telling you, the University of New York has to tie the rest of the past. So that's the thing that you need to be able to find a guy to get a rest of the past. Play the line. And you've got to pull this up there. You can leave that big guy to get a rest of us. Yeah, we're not chasing Satch, which is chasing on the two of the double parts of our. But I think the most important thing, the contents of our defense, how we have to play the final defense. We can do that in a way as well. And then, you know, I'm okay. I'm not the same. There's just some numbers. Long and So, the cycle that context was, you've been told.

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